THE WASHINGTON POST EDITORIALIZES: The bloodbath in Aleppo will haunt humanity — and Obama’s legacy. “Above all, Aleppo represents a meltdown of the West’s moral and political will — and in particular, a collapse of U.S. leadership. By refusing to intervene against the Assad regime’s atrocities, or even to enforce the “red line” he declared on the use of chemical weapons, President Obama created a vacuum that was filled by Vladimir Putin and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.”
And to think the WaPo made fun of Clint Eastwood’s “empty chair” skit.