it is a limited intervention and limited duration, has carried the day here. i think you heard this expressed from member of congress, both democrats and republicans, and the people who have used the president's own words against him. previously he said the president should go to congress and have some authorization. this is a moment, i think, you can see that we are a democracy. the power of the people here is prevailing. american people are not convinced we are going have a good impact and not convinced that we have reviewed all of the possible repercussions of this action. you hear more and more talk that it -- attacks worse in the situation for better reason we had not intervened previously which is giving aid to al qaeda and prominent role among the rebels inside of syria. here is the president, i think, responding not only as i said to the american people and public opinion in the congress, but to -- martin democrat circumstances chairman of joint chiefs of staff, according to what the president said, indicated to him, that an attack on syria by the united states is