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

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

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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