Two major differences between Trump’s Iran retreat and Obama’s red line

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There are two major differences between President Barack Obama’s red line debacle against Syria in 2013, and President Trump’s last-minute decision late Thursday to cancel a series of strikes against Iran.

Those two factors are the cost to U.S. credibility and the betrayal of important allies.

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