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Syria chemical attack: Trump contradicting himself in faulting Obama

Trump repeatedly criticised Hillary Clinton & Obama for pushing 'immediate regime change in Syria'

Syria, Chemical attack
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Linda Qiu | NYT
In a statement condemning Tuesday’s chemical attack in Syria, President Trump faulted the administration of former President Barack Obama for not intervening more aggressively in that country’s civil war — contradicting his own, earlier advice.

“Today’s chemical attack in Syria against innocent people, including women and children, is reprehensible and cannot be ignored by the civilized world,” Mr. Trump said in the statement released by the White House. “These heinous actions by the Bashar al-Assad regime are a consequence of the past administration’s weakness and irresolution.”

“President Obama said in 2012 that he would establish a ‘red line’ against the use of