administration and some members of congress who are basically still enjoying their vacation. we didn't have any debate here. no official debate. not even any official discussion. where they actually had the debate, the excellent debate was across the pond. >> why is it that our allies in the middle east like saudi, emirates, qatar, kuwait and others, cannot take military action in why does it fall on us yet again? >> put simply, is it in britain's national interest to maintain an international taboo about the use of chemical weapons on the battlefield? my argument is yes, it is. i take a question from the scottish national party. >> does he know if there are any plans over the last few days for any military action before next week planned at all against syria i obviously can't discuss the details of potential action in detail in front of this house, but i can tell the house the american president and i have had discussions, been reported in the newspaper, about potential military action.