Whoa. What exactly did the aide say?
Foul. As we reported, the White House is now playing off Obama’s “red line” comments about Syria as an “off-the-cuff” remark. It was totally just a gaffe, people! That article also mentioned the despicable sarin remark made by an Obama aide.
The unnamed White House official said, according to the New York Times, “How can we attack another country unless it’s in self-defense and with no Security Council resolution? If he drops sarin on his own people, what’s that got to do with us?”
Perhaps not surprising, but outrageous nonetheless. Sarin is a nerve agent used in chemical warfare. More from the CDC:
Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. They are similar to certain kinds of pesticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kind of harmful effects they cause. However, nerve agents are much more potent than organophosphate pesticides.
Telling.
Unreal.
Related:
Paper Tiger POTUS: Obama’s ‘red line’ on Syria totally just a gaffe, guys!
Jake Tapper to David Gregory: ‘I just don’t see any’ pressure on Obama to act on Syria
Out: Netanyahu’s #BibiBomb; In: Hillary Clinton’s red line for Syria on chemical weapons
