himself. and having this as immediate action was necessary, then punting it to congress. number three, you have the issue with the military being hit repeatedly with cuts to their resources. something this administration has been very aggressive on. >> i know. >> but they're turning around and asking them to do more with less. and every time i talk to my command team at ft. campbell, we talk about the diligence that they are going through daily to try to do more with less. but at a point you have to say we know we have a crisis, and it is immoral what has happened in syria, but requiring our military men and women to do more with less and repeatedly cutting their budget is something that you can say is immoral also. >> speaking of morality, congressman mcdermott, you're a medical doctor as well. what did you make of "the new york times" cover today in the