everybody pining. take a look at this montage. >> we are not going to lose this vote. the president of the united states is committed to securing the unity of purpose he believes strengthens america. >> the secretary saying as he just did the case is building and will continue to build. is that enough for you to now vote to authorize the president to use force? >> no. and i think it's a mistake to get involved in the syrian civil war. >> we're in a bit of a dilemma here because i think senator lindsey graham and i and others will be wanting a strategy, a plan, rather than just are we going to launch some cruise missiles and that's it. >> bob, one of the things i think is getting lost in this is the question of whether america would be getting involved in syria's civil war. how can the president explain that this is a bigger regional problem that america would get involved in.