claim: the united states had "allies lined up" for air strikes in syria and then obama "pulled the rug out."
author: peter king
evidence_1: sep 14, 2013 ... barack obama has staggered his way to a face-saving deal with vladimir putin  after a week that left the president diminished at home and abroad, ... us missiles  rain down on military targets across syria as a lesson to its regime - and the  wider world - that american warnings are more than mere bluster.
evidence_2: aug 31, 2014 ... we wondered if king's modern history lesson was right: did the united states  have "allies lined up" to carry out airstrikes in syria last year before obama pulled  the rug out? king's statement rates half true. about a year ago, the bashar al- assad regime in syria attacked a rebel-held area outside damascus ...
evidence_3: dec 30, 2016 ... this has entailed downplaying threats, pulling the rug from under america's allies , and rolling out the red carpet for its foes. against ... of ukraine's crimea, and  obama's de facto deference right up to the present date of russia's increasingly  bold reach back into the middle east, including air strikes in syria.
evidence_4: sep 10, 2014 ... obama's speech outlined plans for airstrikes, more military advisers and  coordinating with allies to deal with the threat also known as isis or isil. ... chief  of staff) denis mcdonough talking about the importance of air attacks in syria,  and we had allies lined up and then the president pulled the rug out.
evidence_5: sep 7, 2013 ... he spent the last three days in sweden and russia, lobbying u.s. allies on the  sidelines and on the public stage, with little movement. ... but wait, there's more:  everyone assumed that britain was on board, until parliament pulled the rug out  from under british prime minster david cameron. then on friday ...