It turns out that President Obama did not mean to say “red line” after all. The New York Times tells us the president misspoke. Maybe like a lot of people new to Washington, he got confused by the Metro system. Maybe he meant to warn Syria not to cross the Green Line. It goes from Suitland through Washington to Greenbelt. Chemical weapons are forbidden throughout the length of the line — a zoning infraction, I believe.
My explanation makes as much sense as the one provided by the White House.
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