Phone market. Theme all eyes on washington again this morning. In just a matter of hours, president obama will be taking his case to the house leadership. House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will join the president. The president wants to punish the president of syria for the chemical weapons attack that killed thousands of people. John kerry will testify before the Senate Relations committee. He is the point man in support of limited strikes. Mr. Obama trying to win support from senators john mccain and Lindsey Graham, meeting with the president on monday. Mccain, who has been a long supporter of taking military action in syria says lawmakers must act. If the congress were to reject a resolution like this after the president of the United States has already committed to action, the consequences would be catastrophic. Mccain saying his meeting with the president was candid and he stressed the importance of degrading the assad regimes capabilities. The road ahead
Breechly after that meeting saying he will support the president s plan and called on other republicans to do the same. First, heres what the president had to say just before that meeting started. The military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional and limited. It does not involve boots on the ground. This is not iraq, and this is not afghanistan. This is a limited, proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime but also to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these International Norms that there are consequences. Randall pinkston joins us live from washington with more. Randall, the drums are beating louder and in unison at this hour. Reporter yes indeed, they are, dale. President obama said this morning that he believes and he wants to make sure that there is unified action with respect to any strike against syria. He met with 16 members of congressional leadership along wi
Welcome, everybody, president obama is trying to rally support for his plan for military strikes in a moment. Chuck hagel and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. It is the first formal step in a debate that could come to congress as early as next week. Earlier this morning the president held meetings with top leaders including john boehner. The key point that i want to emphasize to the American People, the military plan developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional, it is limited, it does not involve boots on the ground. This is not iraq, this is not afghanistan. This is limited proportional step that will send a clear message not only to the assad regime, but also to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these International Norms that there are consequences. It gives us the ability to degrade assads ape abilities when it comes to chemical weapons, and it also fits in
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