a lot of people feel like a response for what syria has done is appropriate. >> and it is striking to me as someone and i want to bring you in in a second. it is striking to me someone who worked on the hill, if i am not mistaken, you were a staff on the senate -- when almost identical situation happened four years ago when the president decided to go to congress for authorization he could not get the votes. you have -- i don't know if we have congressman who back then basically said i don't know what comes after it. i'm not sold on this. i'm a no vote, tonight tweeting god bless the usa, very similar situations. it strikes me what congress wants is they want to be able to issue a statement afterwards saying good job. >> i think that is right for a large number of members. there are a few fairly