He did and it was a foolish diplomatic move. I have always been a person to ask tough questions from both sides of an argument. I understand that it drives my students nuts. However when I look at the the position our President is in along with his current responses, I cannot help but wonder if he is trying to find a face saving way to say "no" or if he really has a moral objection to what is happening in Syria and wants to find a way to do something about it.
Foolish political move. An interesting article in the recent Economists - how Muslims in Egypt hate Obama, Moris supporters think Obama is backing the military junta and military supporters think Obama is backing the Brotherhood.
I think Obama miscalculated thinking Assad won't use chemical weapons. If so draw the "red" line on use of chemical weapon so he could justify getting involved while thousands of civilians are getting killed. If you remember when first use of chemical weapon was reported, Obama try to down play it.