Car. Im very pleased to introduce this event with martha s jones. I am excited to share with us book called vanguard. The Harvard Bookstore continues to bring authors in their work to the community. During the unprecedented times. Our event also appears on our website. It will conclude with some time for your questions. Click on the q a button at the bottom of the screen. I will be posting a link to push it purchase this book. Thank you for showing up and tuning in and support of our authors and incredible staff. If they do it we will do our best to resolve them quickly and we thank you for your patience and understanding. Im pleased to introduce tonights speaker. Martha s jones. As a professor of history at Johns Hopkins university. Her work has been recognized by the American Council of learning societies. She has held numerous fellowships. The university of pennsylvania law school. It has appeared in many museum expositions. With the National Portrait gallery. She has also been publ
Debate where having today we are having today is about this president s red line. Let me make it as clear as i can. That is not true. This is about the worlds red line, about humanitys red line. Anyone with a conscience should draw it. It was drawn almost 100 years ago when the original convention was agreed on. Aboutebate is also congress red line red line. They passed the syria accountability act. Thatact says clearly syrias chemical weapons threaten the security of the middle east and the National Security interests of the u. S. Repeatedly, members of congress have spoken out about the grave on sequences of the use of chemical weapons. Its a policynd the stated that the actions of require us tome respond. The world is watching and wondering, not whether if the assad regime did this, that is beyond question. The world is wondering if the u. S. Is going to consent through aside whilestand this kind of brutality is allowed to happen without consequence. In the nearly 100 years since th
Multinational effort and i think the president is committed to doing so. But there are friends of ours, including france as you know, which is sticking with its position, and others in the region who are prepared to be part of this operation with us. Let me ask you this. One of the first reactions ive gotten from the members here is on the openended nature of that authorization. On the senate side, as you know, there is now discussion. There is no support of the boots on the ground on the house side, but there is no reference to its in the authorization. Now they are talking about a comprehensive syrian strategy and resolutions here on the house side are coming at this from a different direction than the original authorization. I would like your views. To you express your response the resolutions you now see on the senate side and here on the house side, on rewriting the original authorization . I have made a point of importance not to discuss my personal views. That is for you to dete
Of testimony on syria. Cspan, we bring Public Affairs of vents in washington directly to you putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences and offering complete gaveltogavel coverage of the u. S. House all as a Public Service of private industry. We are cspan, created by the cable industry and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. Now, you can watch us in hd. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted today to grant the President Authority to launch a limited military strike in syria. In response to their governments use of chemical weapons against civilians. This would commit 90 days of military action and prohibit the deployment of ground streets. This is one hour 45 minutes. [inaudible] [laughter] the committee has rules against electronic games. This meeting of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will come to order. In the last you days, the committee has come together in a spirit of bipartisanship and drafted a re
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