THE VANISHING RED LINE

IF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION HAD PROOF OF ANY REASON TO ATTACK, WOULDN'T NOW BE A GOOD TIME TO SHOW IT? Kerry claimed the evidence was building. This is monstrous. Democrat hawks and now Republicans have the sense to vote against war? But Obama's top aide says the administration lacks "irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence" that skeptical Americans, including lawmakers who will start voting on military action this week, are seeking. "This is not a court of law. And intelligence does not work that way," White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said during his five-network public relations blitz Sunday to build support for limited strikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad. MORE: HUFFPO