about what's happening in syria would be altered by the use of chemical weapons, which the overwhelming consensus of humanity says is wrong, that wasn't saying i just made up. i didn't pluck it out of thin air. there's a reason for it. >> the president, john, making the case that he carefully thought through that red line before he made that declaration a year ago. just was an off the cuff, based on his own experience, shall we say. the president insisting on that today. >> he's trying to depersonalize it, wolf, as he gets the votes in congress, including a lot of republicans who are skeptical of this president personally and skeptical of his national security team or skeptical they could have limited strikes ask cause some effect in syria that would help and be a legitimate punishment, if you will. he's trying to depersonalize it and he's right.