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On the recordApril 5, 2017
The Obama administration had a great opportunity to solve this crisis a long time ago when he said the red line in the sand. And when he didn't cross that line after making the threat, I think that set us back a long ways not only in Syria, but in many other parts of the world because it was a blank threat.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump blames Obama for not acting on Syria's chemical weapons, stating it worsened the situation.

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