Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) on Monday said "of course it's embarrassing" that President Obama warned Syria of a red line for using chemical weapons but then didn't move forward immediately with a military strike.Rangel, who opposes a military strike against Syria, also said Secretary of State John Kerry must be even more embarrassed after making an aggressive speech calling for a military strike on Friday, and then seeing Obama delay it to ask Congress for authorization a day later.
Speaking on MSNBC, Rangel said "I love Obama" and you'll "never find a truer Democrat than me."
But he said the idea that a president could draw a red line and push the nation into war was "unheard of.
Monday, September 02, 2013
Rangel: 'Of course it's embarrassing'
If anyone is an expert on "embarrassing" behavior it's Charlie Rangel.
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