Oldstyle, post: 15109254The Red Line was in reference to Assad using chemical weapons against the Syrian opposition. Obama threatened a US military response if Assad crossed that "Red Line" but when it was shown that Assad had indeed gassed Syrian's who opposed him, Obama walked that threat back....
Obama walked nothing back. He wanted Cingress to do its job and authorize the use of military force in Syria. During the debate in Congress a diplomatic breakthrough occurred wherein Assad and Putin agreed to destroy and get rid if it's Chem/Bio weapons arsenal in a very short period of time.
Obama achieved his redline threat through diplomacy without US boots on ground.
If only Bush had allowed the UN inspectors resolve Iraq's WMD non-existent threat in March 2003 there would never have been an AQI and eventual ISIS. Just ask Trump.
Ah yes...let the UN handle Saddam Hussein! Would that be the same UN who's Secretary General's son was brokering black market oil deals for Iraq? You're as naive as Barry and the rest!