“We have been very clear to the Assad regime, but also to other players on the ground, that a red line for us is, we start seeing a whole bunch of weapons moving around or being utilized. That would change my calculus. That would change my equation.” —President Obama on Aug. 20, 2012,
warning Syria there would be consequences for using chemical weapons
“Well, this latest event is something that we’ve got to take a look at.”
— Obama yesterday, in response to a CNN interviewer
who asked the president in the wake of Syria’s second use of chemical
weapons: “You don’t believe we’ve seen enough [to take action]?”