Talk from both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton turned tough today in response to reports that the Syrian government has begun moving chemical weapons. “The world is watching,” said the president in a speech at the National Defense University, adding, “If you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable.”
"This is a red line for the United States," said Secy of State Clinton today in Prague on reports Assad regime readying chemical weapons.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 3, 2012
Meaning that the U.S. would do what, exactly? http://t.co/BcO0rBfr
— Lou Dobbs (@LouDobbs) December 3, 2012
Earlier in the day, both Clinton and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney had warned that use of chemical weapons would be crossing a “red line” in the view of the United States. The image of a red line reminded some of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s #BibiBomb visual aid deployed at the United Nations in September to demonstrate the progress of Iran’s nuclear program. The media were quick to mock the chart as a Wile E. Coyote cartoon, so will they take Clinton’s red line seriously? Probably, although many people on Twitter were unimpressed.
Hey Billary, is this the same red line you drew for Iran? The same red line for #benghazi
— ❌ Trump #4MoreYears❌ (@Sanddragger) December 4, 2012
Confused, we draw red lines with Syria (chemical weapons) but refuse to draw a red line on Iran (nukes). explain this logic. @whitehouse
— Danny Russell, CFA (@dannyrussell53) December 4, 2012
@hannityshow us draws red line on Syria but not on Iran. What's wrong with this pic?
— joejoe (@JoeVol1) December 3, 2012
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ironic tht both Hillary & Obama can lay dwn red line on Assad/Syria but can't do same against Iran…Wht gives…???
— Daniel D Wenzel (@DirtyDan64) December 3, 2012
https://twitter.com/cripp48/status/275694234647023618
So Syria using chem weps against it's citizens a #RedLine for #Obama, but nukes against #Israel/Jews is not. Got it. http://t.co/AyVgqT24
— Shoshana, Despicable Deplorable (@sdmccrimmon) December 3, 2012
How abt Iranian's uranium enrichment? No? "@BreitbartNews: Obama To Assad: Using Chemical Weapons Crosses 'Red Line': http://t.co/8y6KrlLx"
— Saniscara (@absolutia) December 4, 2012
Hey, Obama & Clinton, exactly what is the "red line" you're drawing for Syria? #Spineless
— Rob Wade #Authentic (@RobertCFP) December 3, 2012
Hillary Clinton just used the term red line in regard to Syria. I thought the US did not box itself in like that. #israel #iran #hypocrisy
— Aaron McMillan (@the_a_mcmillan) December 3, 2012
While many question the placement of the red line in one nation and not another, others question the timing.
…Hillary Clinton says if the Assad regime uses chemical weapons that'll be the red line…so dropping bombs on children wasn't?! #Syria
— tintin (@tintin1957) December 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/JudgeDan48/status/275726628569632769
https://twitter.com/RebeccaHoyt/status/275794408622944258
How is the use of chemicals against people a red line but killing them conventionally isn't? That's fucked
— AJ Lapsley (@Lapper_56) December 4, 2012
I'm not actually sure why chemical weapons should be a "red line" and all the casualties so far aren't. Just bluster.
— NeverFeltBetter (@NFBblog) December 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/ChuckNellis/status/275700105628233729
I like how Hillary (and world) declares Syrian use of chemical WMDs "red line." But murder your people by the 1000s with bullets – it's cool
— Patrick O'Brien (@libergraphica) December 4, 2012
Isn’t it a bit hypocritical that US is telling #Syria chemical weapons are a red line? They’ve killed 40,000 people. Who cares how?
— Zion Square (@ZionSquare_com) December 3, 2012
"Chemical Weapons are a red line!" – #Obama Admin. Oh, I see. Only NOW do they care. #Syria #Assad
— Vivek (@VerverkS) December 3, 2012
Obama: as long as Assad can figure out a way to kill all the Syrians with no chemical weapons is all gud homie
— muna (@muna___r) December 4, 2012
Chemical weapons is obamas/US red line ? Why now? 40,000 people have been slaughtered and now we draw one????
— Jillian (@JILLIANWEEKLY) December 4, 2012
One cynically notes that no one in Mideast takes anyone's 'Red Line' seriously. Don't enforce 1st one remainder ignored.
— TrollColors (@TrollColors) December 3, 2012
Did you know that when Assad heard that Obama was drawing a red line, he gave up? Reports were that he died laughing. #tcot #hewitt #LNYHBT
— Jack in the East (@talkradio200) December 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/Mohamad_AlAssad/status/275752801815109633
@BarackObama is useless for our cause. Red-line is Chemical Weapons? That same redline greenlighted the use of all else 1 year ago. #Syria
— Syrian Lawyer (@SyriaHur) December 3, 2012
@BarackObama The time to act is not when the Sarin gas shells fall on civilians. It's not when it's being prepared. It's long before. #Syria
— Syrian Lawyer (@SyriaHur) December 3, 2012
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