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Gates criticizes Obama’s Syria red line

By Nicole Duran
Published May 15, 2016 4:34pm ET
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Gates criticizes Obama’s Syria red line
"I don't think he should have ever made the threat in the first place," Gates said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) | Seth Wenig

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday President Obama should not have laid down his infamous “red line” about chemical weapons use in Syria, especially since he didn’t maintain it.

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