Ted Rall for May 13, 2013
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Transcript:
In August 2012 President Obama warned that using chemical weapons would cross a "red line." Now he's considering war with Syria. (Barack Obama: How'd this happen? This is one of the few wars I don't want!) Turns out "what the president said was unscripted," a white house official says, spontaneous. WTF? (Woman: President Assad doesn't believe it. "He still has teleprompter, no?" says his envoy.) (Barack Obama: My God... ) Presidential historians say that this is uncharted territory. (Man Our system doesn't allow for authenticity. And now it may cause war.) (Woman: Saying what you think is incredibly reckless for a president.) One thing is certain: if the world survives this deviation from script, we must make sure it never happens again. (Barack Obama: We could hook up my brain to the speechwriters' network directly.) (Man 2: But what if there's a typo?)
