Comments to country, that the u. S. Has a National Interest in confronting syria over its use of chemical weapons. Not least of which are to stop spread of weapons of mass destruction to country hostile for United States like iran. That there will be should be need to be consequences for Syrian Regime for use of chemical weapons, and there will be consequences for International Community if there are not consequences for the regime. And that any military action by the administration against syria would be limited in scope, no boots on the ground, not iraq or afghanistan, and he want a pause in congressional action toward a resolution on syria. Neil peter barnes thank you very much. For those at home this shot might look familiar from same main hall in same level of white house president announced killing of osama bin laden, that was then a different message tonight. My fellow americans, tonight i want to talk to but syria. Why it matters. And where we go prohere. From here over past 2 years what began as a series of peaceful protests against the repressive regime of Bashar Alassad has turned into a brutal civil war. Over hundred thousand people have been killed. Millions have fled. That time americas worked with allies to provide hume support to help moderate opposition and shape a political settlement. I have resisted calls for military action, we cannot resolve someone elses civil war through force. Particularly after a decade of war in iraq and afghanistan. This situation changed though on august 21. Whether assads government gassed to death over a thousand people including hundreds of children. The ima thinkages images from the massacre are sickening, men, women, children in rows killed by poisoned gas, others foaming at the mouth, a father clutching his dead children, imlowering them to get up and walk. On that night, the world saw in gruesome detail of the terrible nature of chemical weapons, and why overwhelming majority of humanitarian has declared them off limits, a creek against humanitarian a crime against muhammad, and violation of the laws of war. This is not always the case. In worl world war i american gie among many thousand killed by deadly gases in trenches of europe, in world war ii, nazis used gas in holocaust, because the weapons can kill on a mass scale, the civilized world has spent a century working to ban them. And in 1997 the United StatesSenate Overwhelmingly approved an International Agreement. Prohibits the use of chemical weapons, now joined by 189 governments, that represent 98 of humanity. On august 21. These basic rules were violated. Along with our sense of common humanity. No one disputes that chemical weapons were used in syria. The world saw thousands of videos. Cell phone pictures, and social media accounts from the attack. Humanitarian organizations told stories of hospitals packed with people with symptoms of poison gas. Moreover, we know the assad regime was responsible. In the days leading up to august 21 we know that assads chemical weapons personnel prepared for an attack near an year where they mix sir a san gas, they distributed gas masks to their troops and fired rockets from a regime controlled area to 11 neighborhoods that regime has been trying to wipe clear of Opposition Forces. Shortly after the rockets landed the grass spread, hospitalled filled with the dies and wounded. We know senior figures in Bashar Alassads resulttary regime reviewed the results of the attack, and regime increased their shelling of same neighborhoods in the days that followed. We have studied samples of blood and hair from people at the site that tested president for sarin. That tested positive for sarin. Whether dictator commit atrocity they depend on the world to look the other way until the pictures fade. These things happen, the facts cannot be denied. The question now is what the United States of america and the International Community is prepared to do about it . Because what happened to those people, those children, is not only a violation of International Law. Also a danger to our security. Let me explain why, if we fail to act the assad regime will see no reason to stop using chemical weapons, as ban against these weapons erodes other tyrants will have no other reason to think twice about acquiring poison gas and using them. Overtime our troops would face the prospect of Chemical Warfare on the battle feel, it could be easier for terrorist organization to obtain the weapons and use them to attack civilians, if fighting spills beyond syria borders, they could threaten allieds like turkey and jordan and israel, a failure to stand against the use of chemical weapons would weaken prohibitions of other weapons of mass destruction and embolten assads allie iran. When must decide to ignore International Law, or take a more peaceful path. This is not a world we should accept. This is what is at stake. That is why after careful deliberation, i determined that it is in the National Security interest of the United States, to respond to the assad regimes use of chemical weapons through a targeted military strike. The important of this strike would be purpose would be it detour assad from using chemical weapons to degrade his regimes ability to use them and make clear to the world we will not tolerate their use. That is my judgment as commander in chief. But i am president of the worlds oldest constitutional democracy. So even though i possess authority to order mill marry military strikes, i believed it was right in absence of a director imminent threat to our security to take this debate to congresss stronger when president actions with support of congress, and america more abroad together, this is true after a decade that put more and more war making powers in hands of president , sidelines peoples representatives from the critical decisions of about what we use force. Now, i know that after the terrible toll of iraq and of afghanistan, idea of any military action no matter how limited is not going to be popular. After all, i have spent four of and a half years working to end wars, not start them, our troops are out of iraq, coming home from afghanistan, i know americans want all of us in washington, especially me to concentrate on the task of building our nation at home. Putting people back to work. Educating our kids, growing our middle class. It is no wonder then that you asking hard questions. So let me answer some of the most important questions i heard from members of congress, and that i read in letters you spend to me. Sense to me, first. Many of you have asked, will this put us on a slippery slope to another war . One man wrote that were still recovering from our involvement in iraq. Veteran, this nation is sick and tired of war. My answer is simple, i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. I will not pursue an openended action like oh, rac iraq or afg, i will not pursue a long air Campaign Like libya or kosovo, this is a targeted strike to achieve a clear objective, deterring use of chemical weapons and degrading Bashar Alassads ki capabilities other asked if it is worth acting if we don take out assad. There is no point in a pinpoint strike in syria, let me make something clear, u. S. Military does not do pin pricks. Even a limited strike will send a message to assad that 94 tor no other nation can deliver. I dont think we should remove another take dictator with fora targeted strike can make assad, think twice before using chemical weapons. Other questions involve dangers of retaliation. We dont dismiss any threats, but the assad regime does not have the ability to seriously threaten our military, any other retaliation is in line with threats that we wise every day. We face every day. Neither assad more his allies have any interest in escalation that would lead to his demise, our allie israel can defend itself with overwhelming force as well as support of the United States of america. Many of have you asked a broader question, why should we get involved at all in a place that so complicated . And whereas one person wrote, those who come after assad may be enemies of human rights. That is true. Some of assads opponents are ex extremist, al qaeda draws strength from a more chaotic syria, if people there see world doing nothing to prevent innocent civilians from being gassed to death. Majority of the syrian people, and Syrian Opposition we work with just want to live in peace. With dignity and freedom. And the day after any military action, we would redouble our efforts to achieve a political solution that strength edges those who reject forces of tyranny and extremism. Finally, many of have you asked, why not leave this to other countries or seek collusions short of solutions short of force . Several people wrote to me, we should not be the worlds policemen. I agree. And i have a deeply held preference for peaceful solutions. Over last two years my administration has tried diplomacy, and sanctions. Warnings and negotiations, but chemical weapons were still used by the assad regime. However, over last few days weve seen encouraging signs. In part because of the credible threat of u. S. Military action, as well as constructive talks i had with president putin, the russian government indicated a willingness to join with International Community in pushing assad to give up his chemical weapons. The regime has admitted it has the weapons, and said they would join the convention which prohibits their use. Too early to tell whether this offer will succeed, any agreement must verify that assad regime keeps its commitments. But there initiative has the potential to remove threat of chemical weapons without the use of force, particularly because russia is one of assads strongest also lays, i have asked leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. I am sending secretary of state john ker tjohn ker to reach hisn counterpart thur thursday and il continue my discussion with president putin. I have spoken with our allies fran and the united kingdom, we will wor worked for with russia. Well give you an inspectors a a u. N. Thereupon oran inspectors to report on on on their findings, ive ordered our military to maintain there are posture, to keep the pressure on assad. And to be in a position to respond if diplomacy fails, tonight i give thanks to our military and their families their for their strengthening and sacrifices, for 7 decades United States has been the anchor of global security. This is men doing more than forging International Agreement but has meant enforcing them. The burdens of leadership are often heavy but world is a better base because we have borne them, so to my friends on the right, i ask you to reconcile your commitment to americas military might with a failure to act when a cause is so just. To my friends on the left, i ask you to reconcile your belief in freedom and dignity for all people, with those images of children, going still on a cold hospital floor. For sometimes resolutions and statements of condemnation are simply not enough. I ask every member of congress, those of you watching at home, to view those videos of the attack. And then ask, what kind of world would we live in if the United States of america sees a dictator, violate International Law with poison gas, and we close to look the other way choose to look the other way . Franklin roosevelt once said your National Determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us for feeling deep concern when ideals and principles weve cherished are challenged. Our ideals and principles as well as our National Security are at stake in syria, along with our leadership of a world where we seek to ensure the worst weapons will never be used. America is not the worlds policeman. Terrible things happen across the globe. And it is beyond our means to right every wrong. But when with modest effort and risk, we can stop children from being gassed to death, and thereby make our own church safer ovesafe children safer g run, i believe we should act, that makes us different. Let us never lose sight of that truth. Thank you. God bless you, and god bless the United States of america. Amazing address. To make a pitch for getting involved in a chevron country, not so much selling reason why we should as for what it will not be, that there will be no ground troops, no openended act, no pro lodged air campaign, in syria dressing most popular criticism of the whole syria intervention. Notion that what would a military pin strike do. President saying that military does not do pin prick anything. All right we are Missouri Republican senator roger wicker with us. What do you make of what the president said . This is in our interest, and its limited nature will not mean that this is a repeat of iraq or afghanistan, not a quagmire, just a quick Surgical Strike and out of there, i guess . Well, neil, whether this address was scheduled two days ago, the president was facing an almost Impossible Task of overcoming what was going to be almost a sure defeat if the house and probably defeat of this proposal in senate on behalf of the American People, he has been given a little reprieve by the russian entree in a stated willingness of Bashar Alassad to give up his chemical weapons, that is very unlikely to happen, but it has given him time well see how he did in the court of public opinion, i remain skeptical. Neil do you think he changed any minds . Well see, he is pretty convincing, he believes in himself. I was struck he spent so much time with making the case for a military strike. He spend very little time talking about the russian possibility. Possibility of giving up chemical weapons. And i am glad he did not raise expectations there. There is a shooting war going on in syria right now. Attacks in damascus occurred today. The idea that a u. N. Team is going to go in and uncover and verify the turning over of chemical weapons during that sort of live shooting war, is very hard for me to believe. Im glad he didnt overly raise hopeful expectations. I hope that a miracle happens and Bashar Alassad gives up his chemical weapons, but this is unlikely to happen, this has given him a few extra days to mull public opinion, right now the American People are not with him on this. Neil a lot of your colleagues on the same mind, i am wondering what this accomplished and wondering where this is going . I find it interesting that you know, will market seem to be reading into this, no attack will happen. No violent hit will happen. That russians might have found a way out of this by offering this olive branch proposal to collect all of the chemical weapons from Bashar Alassad. Have an International Body monitor them, and threat averted. Is it really . Well see what market says tomorrow. I think he spend so much time making a case for Going Forward with the attack that actually markets may reaction differently. Neil you know, i you are right, argument for an attack but he spend time what the attack would not be not involve you know american boots on ground, would not be beyond what Mission Statement to get weapons knocked out, not a regime change, he spoke more about what it was not than what it was. In the end did he really move any doubting thomases . I wonder . That is one thing that republicans ask in our conference today, it seems that president wants to attack the the assads regime in just the right way, not enough to topple it, believing it would cause chaos, but enough to punish the regime, and try to make them not do this again,. I just dont think assad will give us his chemical weapons well see. And you know to extent he tried to make a case for being involved in region, you know, i am in agreement with him on that. Iran is a problem. Israel is right next door to syria. So, i think the American People are with him on this being a very volatile area of the world that it does have something to do with United States vital interest. But, as far as selling them on this plan, which the American People dont have much confidence in, i dont think he got far. Neil nothing has moved just from overnight markets and our future market. Thank you senator, i want to go through about what were seeing right now, futures trading, by far a clumsy indicator of where well go. But it does indicate that at least for moment, where markets seem to think this is going, if they were persuade enough to think that u. S. Would make progress in a strike against syria, i could bet you a barrel of oil, they would be tanking. Because that does not appear the case, on top of a tripledigit advance in our own markets today, and you know relatively sanguine markets in asia, it mas not moved. To her man cain on what herman cain on what that is telling him. The president bought time with this speech, and russians being involved trying to broker a deal with syrians, i believe that markets are saying that is not an imminent strike right now. But it could be in the future. President and his speech made it clear that number one, he asked congress to put on hold taking a vote, and he wanted to wait and see what came out of the russian negotiations with syria. But there are two areas of skepticism that i think under score what senator wick are said. That came out of this speech, i will commend president on a well scripted speech, relative to some things that a lot of people did not know, here are two areas of skepticism. Skepticism indeed it was is a assad regime that actually conducted the chemical weapons attack, there is skepticism about trustworthiness of the Intelligence Data he is basing this on. And we have seen it other situation, around the world. And other conflicts where. If the intelligence information is suspect, second area of commenseptemberskepticism relata targeted would be, no boots on the ground could i believe he should not have played that card, no boots on the ground, i believe he may have done it to try to make people feel better, yes, we have the greatest military in the world, and we have conducted successful target attack in desert storm but this is different this is chemical weapons. One thing that president did not point ought, he talked about 189 countries, International Community, that agreed to banning chemical weapons, syria was one of the countries that did not sign the agreement. Neil that is right. As a result, they have the largest arsenal of chemical weapons in the world, because of that it will be a long long time before russia will be able to get them to give up that chemical weapons under any circumstance. Neil by the way, herman you raise a lot of very good points thank you very much herman cain. In georgia on this, we have former u. N. Weapon inspector tim drovan here, talk about boots on th looks into this stuff, one thing to say, you are going to you know give your chemical weapons over, to an International Body to police them, but, i guess you have to look is for that to be verified . The trust but verify. That is what is in doubt. How does that get to be so difficult . The first thing that would have to happen that Syrian Regime would have to make a comprehensive declaration of all their holdings of chemical weapons, and what format they are. And where they are. Once that is made, then inspector would have to go to the places where the holdings were declared and do a inventory of all chemical weapons in those locations and check it again that declaration made by syrians. If you then say that the international inspector have to take control of the chemical weapons, that raises a government set of issues as to whether they are physically able to, given there is a civil war going on, what does control mean . Does it mean keeping people there on a 24 hour basis, making sure no one tampers or just labels on each of the counted munitions and seals on gates and locks, there is a great deal of detail to be worked out. Even if it get through u. N. U. N. Council, i am skeptical to the get that far. Neil about what do you make that security count meeting on russia proposal was canceled. Because russia unsuggested it, what are we to read into that . Well, this two different proposal that are on the table. One that russians have put forward, which is there should be a statement of the president of Security Council saying this is the deal. Syria agrees to give up its chemical weapons to the International Community for control. And agrees to sign up to kareem to chemical weapons convention, on other hand a draft resolution, a full force u. N. Security Council Resolution to be adopted to u. N. Charted chapter 7, proposed by french and endorsed by u. S. And u. K. Which blames the sad assad regime for using chemical weapons. Requires they hand them over, requires that they join the convention, and then also said there will be serious consequences if they fail to complete with this, that is u. N. Speak for there will be military action if they dont comply. And russian said, out right, they will not endorse language in whatever is agreed by u. N. , which mentioned military action. We have something of a impasse already wean the russians between the russians on one hand, and u. S. And u. K. And france on the other. Neil we have to keep assad in there, he stays, we go initially on his word, these are all of the chemical weapons i have, go ahead and inspect them, only way to police that is to have boots on the ground, may not be American Military but they will be foreign boots, inspects and labels and slapping stickers orkinvolving more than what on, and involving more than what president laid out tonight. You have to leave them where they are or move them to a central location. Neil but where would that be . And one might envisage putting it out in Eastern Desert away from a civil war, but there is no facility there at the moment, that would to be have built, and you would have to have a plan for destroying the weapons, if there are tons that will take a while. It took libya many years to destroy their smaller arsenal it took u. S. And russians close to 20 years to destroy their arsenal. Were not talking about a very quick campaign to deindustry these. 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Very close to 40 he would need to avoid a run off with Kristine Quinn, and bill thompson, Anthony Weiner essentially took himself out of it, revelation came further sexting he admitted to. Eliot spitzer does not look like he will be city controller tonight. Trailing Scott Stringer, right now, stringer benefitting from big Union Support getting a boost from female voters, manhattan borough president on his way for the nod. In this city, if you are a democrat have you a big edge, but not all of the time. Bloomberg, a depend now. But after 12 years of running city as moderate to a liberal shows how tough it is for a republican to win here, but Rudy Giuliani did it. That means republican race too close to call, frontrunner would appear to be bill deblasio as very liberal guy to beat, he called for clamping down on investment banks and hiking taxes on the rich, a familiar left prescription that left wall Street Community shaking in its boots, one tonic that their favorite nemesis, Eliot Spitzer does not look bound for city controller office. Back to syria and your tweets, no money. Still 94 other, syrian war is a war between two evils, no vital interest or threat to u. S. , and another, he is found his way out, putin making it sound like he is such a great leader and how about some action on this economy . Some of the mixed react. We have peter barnes at white house u. S. Population, 2 out of these americans 2 out of 3 americans set on not getting involved. Reporter we have reaction from republican on capitol hill. Said that president s speech was most cohere ant argument he made so far but it probably will not change about votes, and house republicans, and president trailing with them, quite badly over there, trying to change finds with them or their constituents according to one who says a limited strike would deter the Syrian Regime. Another comment, secretary of state kerry said, that strike any strike would be unbelievably small is that bigger than a pin prick . If assad was not deterred by a few words why would he be deterred guy eye fe a few missi. Neil. Neil thank you peter. We have on phone with us former House Majority leader dick earl, army, a crucial vote on the iraq war that bush front wa 41 was seekit did you think of this president . Did he change minds . I thought he did he gave a good speech, if i didnt know who the man was, i might have felt a great deal of commitment there. But, my problem, i think in his problem with this, everyone will remember benghazi. He does not have the credibility to for this speech to hole hold up for long, i dont think in long run, his speech gets him any more than a handful of democrat votes. Because i dont think he has the personal credibility to support that speech after a few moment spot with anyone on the republican side of the aisle. Neil so, the house even with delayed vote still votes again it senate, does the same. Would the president be in any legal hot water, constitutional hot water, if he were to pursue act on his own . I dont think so, there has been a pattern of Congress Even going back to the vote that gave george w. Bush his authority been a pattern for congress to sort of you know just pitch the ball over to the president and his court, let him play with it, i dont know that anybody would raise the issue, the press would never raise the issue with him, if the press is not the place where you get consistency of effort devoid of any acknowledged political motive that would be able to raise a constitutional issue, there is no place elsewhere it could happen. Republicans could not do that because press would turn in favor of democrats. Dick army thank you very much. It has been played out in media, media itself, editorial pages on left and right, have been arguing against any syrian intervention, not across the board but enough to get the attention of former media titan conrad black. I am pa ruinblack. I. Looking through the sites saying that appetite is not there collective media wisdom is such dont do it mr. President. What do you make of that . I think president. Since you asked my, i think that we have had a series of mistakes. I think your commentators, the ones that i heard have said that, you dop sit there and say dont sit there and say assad must go and draw red lines and make threatens comes, you dont have a conversation with yourself after you position warships offshore and talk about attacks you dont have secretary of state call the attack small. And there is a lot of precedent for this, he has broken it all, he is a position of hoping that the president of the russia and person whom he is trying to damage but not over throw, punished but not really hurt. Calewd in a way he collude in a way he has a face saving retirement. Neil we would be going in alone, the french have talked about it. I dont know what your fellow canadians would do, but bottom line we would go in alone, this is from president , two years ago had dozens participating in ir iran. We almost have to tip our hand, and say a thankful prayer to Vladimir Putin for pulling our bacon out of the fire. It is a mismanage am of foreign relations, as i understand you have 25 countries, including canada, and france that would approve action. You dont need a lot of people to help you fire cruise missiles. You or i, if someone showed us the right buttons to push could do it. Neil what do you make of fact there is not a lot of will . The had the set the red loon a yealine arear ago was that not . We should as an alliance taken the policy years ago, that we will do what we can, that is affordable and easy to do to affect regime change where the regimes have offended and provoked rest, including Bashar Alassad. For exporting terrorist, and late gadhafi, when we had chance to throw them out, we should have helped local forces, if the regime is worse, that is not our concern, were not governing those countries, we should never get back into nation building again, unless it is a sophisticated state getting up on his feet like germany and japan after the war. There is the sarin gas, if we have a blase attitude, president should act at commander in cheese, buchief, but if he is bt that, then, you will have to accept consequences that well have a great many more weapons of mass destruction being slung around by irresponsible people, United States is a long way from most of the difficult do not imagine that it will be a haven or a safe place for the United States, any more or as much as it was in 30s. Neil you know, conrad, turn that around on you, with all respect, say, what has been the difference here . 100,000 syrians were killed by i guess more traditional means, they were shot, butchered, they were bombed. And were throwing adistinction with 1700 by gas. We have 18 dictators in the world similarly killing their people in masses, only difference he has lately added chemical weapons to do so. Dont you think that this gives a green light to any of these crazies to say, all right, next time, i use bullets not sarin . Well, look, i think using sarin is worse. It is an escalation. Neil so chemical weapons is the changing differenceiator . I think have you two thresholds that the international responsible community has to draw the line at. I am serious about a line. One is, out right genocide, such as in cambodia and darfur and in rwanda, we did not do anything, we should have we the west not just United States but all of us, and other is, weapons of mass destructioo. As defined including chemical weapons, but horrible things happen in country, in your own country 750,000 people died in a horrible civil war, this was a legitimate disagreement between familfundamentally civilized pe. But the use of weapons like sarin gas, that is something else. Unless were just going to say everyone do what they want, use whatever weapons you want, and see where chips fall. Neil quickly. Looks like whole world has become libertarian in this respect they just want to wipe their hands of it. It is reflected in rand pauls in the ted cruz those with view u. S. Should stop being policeman in the world. No sane person is asking u. S. To be police of the world. Who sane people all over the world are asking, is for United States to give a definition of its National Security interest, then live by it. Neil we have, that i am not agreeing or disagreeing, but your view seems to be hell with it were done with it. That is what you have done, but down be surprised when vacuum is filled by disagree able murder ous elements because it will be. Neil thank you very much. Always a pleasure neil thank you. Neil conrad black, north of the border, a good read on what were thinking on this side of border. So far market react as been nonplus. Foreign markets, and australia and japan, and fall off that meeting following our own heady advance of United States, nothing that president said tonight, seems to deter them from their thinking. That war is far from ineverth cabrera, president the president made have sealed eal it is not. This man is about to be the millionth customer. Would you mind if i go ahead of you . Instead we had someone go ahead of him and win fiy thousand dollars. Congratulations you are our one millionth customer. Nobody likes to miss out. Thats why ally treats all their customers the same. Whether youre the first or the millionth. If your ba doesnt think youre special anymore, you need an ally. Ally bank. Your money needs an ally. Neil there is a lesson for Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer in big apple. You gross us out, do not expect us to vote you in, each created their own sex scandals that is resulted in Anthony Weiner coming in with what looks like dead last. And bill deblasio, who was given up more than a month ago on his way to winning, but maybe a massing enough votes to avoid a run off with either Kristine Quinn who was leading through the end just near the end and bill thompson. You might look saying what does this matter to me. Deblasio in particular, heavy democratic bastion of new york is big ongoing after big banks, saying they have not paid their fair share, and to do more, he is talking about taxes on wealthy, many say it could have reverbing as beyond new york, Eliot Spitzer meanwhile, he was leading a month ago, over Scott Stringer, former gov not feeling the love, Scott Stringer with big Union Support. Republican race still too close to call, this is a democratic town. It will be up to the republicans here to mount a full frontal attack to counter the popularity of a liberal and popular big depalaceio. Heavyweights tweeting on president s remark, saner toium saying thankful that vote is postponed. As his friend on the right, i do not believe this cause is right, and surprising one from donald trump, he is working hard for that he must be given credit, but, bottom line, i dont think that president change peoples mines must hope for lifeline from putin. A very dangerous lifeline at this, and Mike Huckabee agrees, it is Vladimir Putin who saved day . He dpresident obama may have to give his Nobel Peace Prize to putin, the ultimate in irony, but if this does get resolved, obama tonight try to make it as if somehow he talked with putin about this and we know that more than a day ago it was a gaffe by john kerry, an unscripted answer in london that started this chain of events amazing tonight the president stands there, and looks at the country, and says, you know i talked to president putin about this. I dont think he won many voters s over, i dont think that needle moves. Neil i am wondering took we have chatted about this before, if he made the same pitch a year ago, he drew the red line as he did tonight, might be different. He might have been able to get more countries more support more of a coalition, same in to libya. But he didnt do that. Me he did not, time is not on his side. In this sense that more people think about it less then they arconfident they are that wello in do that is necessary if we need to go in think about what happened, john kerry said, whatever we do will be small. That is unbelievably ridiculous, like nurse saying, come on in im going to give you a shot, dont worry you will feel a little prick. The president try it downplay that but on one hand he said we dont want to change the regime, well if it is the regime that is cutting loose chemical weapons it circville enoug ei have enout rid of it saying were going to spank you but leave new the same room doing whatever it you were doing. Neil he is still there. Assad, he is deciding, here of my chemical weapons i said i didnt have, have at it, governor, well put thank you very much. Great to be here. Neil on phone, former new mexico governor, gary johnson, your view has been, dont get involved at all, there is no rationale for this, you may have heard conrad black say that is u. S. Surrendering moral authority leadership, what do you make . Well, hog wash, obama started out by sa by saying we supported moderate Opposition Forces when civil war started, did this contribute to them having to use chemical weapons to deter the Opposition Forces. I just think that everything we do, has an unintended consequence, and in case hundreds of millions of enemies this would not exist but for our military interventions. Are he said military does not do pin pricks. That is absolutely correct. You know, the drone strikes dont just take out the intended target. They take out a lot of innocent people that again getting back to premise, we made a lot of enemies, this would be a continuation of making a world less safe than more safe. Neil that is opposite view of notion that could embolden those who want hands on those weapons if u. S. Just turns away . I dont think they are emboldened at all, the gaffe on obamas part he painted himself into to corner by drawing a line in the sand, that got stepped over. He should have never done that. Do you think if he had done this a year ago, to governor huckabee, he might have had a more compelling position, behind him, whether you support or dont support what his goal . No, i think you are right, nile, i think we have grown really, really warweary. And i like to think there are a lot more voice talking rationally about these i situation, and the unintended consequences that go with military intervention, i starled off by saying started off by saying lets not discount what weve already done, did we contribute on this . News to me, we supported the moderate opposition . Were supporting the good guys, what if they takeover and are not so good. Neil no way are knowing gary johnson thank you very much. A quick look at global market, on futures all are up. All seem sanguine that nothing changed tonight. And whatever the president said did not move the needle. Either in support for a war that very few people support, and an act that few people see an ingame. He tried. Of. Guy untold we all should go to. Higher education is the single most important investment. I am told you should go to college. Olympic clothing must be made in america. Why do people freeload . What you think you know, often is n so. Myth and truth. That is our show