Unofficially, it is well under way. We begin with nancy cordes on capitol hill. Reporter members of congress from all around the country streamed back to the capitol this Holiday Weekend for a classified briefing from the president S National Security staff. Have you decided how youre going to vote . Im going to go to the briefing. Reporter most of them said theyre Still Deciding how to vote after the president granted them the input they demanded. Connecticut democrat jim heinz theres a great deal of skepticism in the room about about the utility, effectiveness and support that we would have for the kind of strikehat the president has proposed. Reporter Lawmakers Said they trust the administrations evidence that syrias government gassed its own people, but that may not be enough. California democrat janice hundred. I feel terrible about the chemical weapons that have been used. However, we know the chemical weapons have been used in other instances and we did not take military action.
If the evidence indicates that he did see it before this week, and i take no pleasure in saying this, i think hes done. The nfl has issued a denial. Well have the latebreaking details. And today in ferguson, the protests returned. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington, d. C. Im chris hayes. President obama became the fourth consecutive u. S. President to give a prime time address announcing a military campaign in iraq. He laid out his plan to escalate u. S. Military operation against the Extremist Group known as isis, isil, or the Islamic State. Our objective is clear. We will degrade and ultimately destroy isil through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy. On the eve of the anniversary of the 9 11 attacks 13 years ago tomorrow, the president outlined a Multiphase Campaign that Administration Officials say could last well beyond the end of his term. The first phase, an expansion of the Bombing Campaign over iraq. President obama making it clear for th
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After President Bashar al-Assad ordered a crackdown on protesters in March 2011, the country descended into a civil war, resulting in the suspension of Syria. The war has since claimed about 500,000 lives and displaced another 23 million people