destruction, of any variety, that should forget about using them. >> on the anti-interventionist side, many members of congressional progressive caucus including the liberal congressman from florida, alan grayson, who launched a position against attacking syria and opposes any military strike there. lining up alongside grayson, junior republican senator from the state of kentucky. >> i think it's a mistake to get involved in the syrian civil war, and what i would ask john kerry is, you know, he's famous for saying, you know, how can you ask a man to be a last one to die for a mistake? i would ask john kerry, how can you ask a man to be the first one to die for a mistake? >> paul's own views on this don't come as much of a surprise. what we will also see in this vote is the ongoing brawl inside the republican coalition over that party's foreign policy direction. and when watching the news today, each new position for or against the resolution from both democrats and republicans often came as a genuine surprise. citizens looking to their political leaders for direction are likely to find themselves profoundly contorted. joining me now is tommy vietor, former national security