Gingrich: Obama 'following from behind'
Former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich on Sunday blasted President Barack Obama's diplomatic strategy with Russia President Vladimir Putin regarding Syria's use of chemical weapons, saying Obama is now 'following from behind.'
'You have Putin playing chess and Obama playing, frankly, a very lucky game of tic-tac-toe,' Gingrich said on CNN's 'State of the Union.' 'Putin stepped in to maximize Russian influence in the Middle East. That is a strategically defeat for the United States.'
'We are now relying on the Russians,' said Gingrich, now a host of CNN's 'Crossfire.' We're now following from behind -- not leading from behind. This is not a good long-term position.'
The former House speaker from Georgia also said the American public is very wary of intervening in the Middle East.
'People are sick of the violence. They are sick of the Middle East. They are sick of where we are as a country right now,' Gingrich said.
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