In Ms Charen’s “Thank God Trump Isn’t President Right Now” she says
“ Failing to enforce his red line in Syria and inviting Russia to assert dominance there”
Obama didn’t fail to enforce the line, Congress made it clear that they wouldn’t approve of his doing so. He should’ve consulted with Congress first and either gotten their assent, or known that he wouldn’t and therefore could not draw the red line.
In Ms Charen’s “Thank God Trump Isn’t President Right Now” she says
“ Failing to enforce his red line in Syria and inviting Russia to assert dominance there”
Obama didn’t fail to enforce the line, Congress made it clear that they wouldn’t approve of his doing so. He should’ve consulted with Congress first and either gotten their assent, or known that he wouldn’t and therefore could not draw the red line.
Hmm, this is new info for me. Can you support your claim that Congress wouldn't approve with some credible evidence?
Google it, politico.com essay, I recall it was debated incessantly at the time