Ari Fleischer actually said...

This is what happens, Anderson, when a president of the United States says something he doesn't believe in in the first place. I don't think the president meant it when he drew that red line and called for enormous consequences. He was bluffing.

Context

Fleischer critiques President Obama's credibility regarding military action in Syria.

09/08/2013

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