world. and so, you see the president going a little more that route than the george w. bush route. sort of war-light, if you will, maybe. historian douglas brinkley, thank you so much. appreciate your time. thank you. now, coming up later this morning, john kerry is going to be on cnn. the secretary of state joins our gloria borger to talk about the situation in syria and the u.s. response. state of the union is right here at 9:00 a.m. eastern. a lot of people are asking why is america the world s policeman? why is the u.s. responsible for calming the violence in places like syria? more on the debate. that s next on new day. [ lane ] are you growing old waiting for your wrinkle cream to work? neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair has the fastest retinol formula. to visibly reduce fine lines and wrinkles in just one week. neutrogena®.