look at that. would that require this some people call it mission others say it s a dramatic expansion of the military role in syria would that require congressional authorization, in your opinion? ply opinion, it does require that, particularly if it puts us in conflict with the regime forces which i think it would. even without that, even in the present day, i think that we are operating well beyond the scope of the current authorization use force and i think well beyond the president s power under article ii. i think we re on shaky constitution the ground but if we escalate in those terms the president ought to come to congress and seek another resolution. congressman adam schiff, thanks very much for joining us. thanks, wolf. a political shocker. new national poll shows donald trump isn t number one among republicans anymore.
it s just too hard. then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor s or master s degree for tomorrow s careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s. olympic team. ply opinion is that we will need significant combat power in 2013 sir. 68,000. 68,000 is a good going in number but i owe the president analysis on that. that was general john allen telling an armed services committee he will need a large number of troops in afghanistan next year despite increasing calls that the u.s. bring its soldiers home. joining us from washington is former assistant secretary of state for public affairs p.j. crowley. thanks for joining us.