spark more play in your day. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american people s representatives in congress. over the last several days, we ve heard from members of congress who want their voices to be heard. i absolutely agree. the president said on saturday he would go to congress to decide whether to execute a punitive strike against syria. he immediately stepped into uncharted territory. space where liberal and conservative lawmakers will line up on the same side in the normally divided house of representatives. it s already apparent a congressional vote on whether to strike syria will scramble traditional alliances in the
spokesman in the obama administration, co-founder of fenway strategies. he was back in the white house today to help the president win support for intervention in syria. ben dominic, at think tank the heartland institute. he co-founded red state a conservative blog. eli lake, senior national security reporter from newsweek and the daily beast. explain this to me. i found the moment in the hearing today that was most interesting was several senators saying, if you think you have the authority to do this without coming to congress, why are you coming to congress? and if the vote doesn t go your way, isn t this a preposterous bit of theater? i think the vote is going to go their way. i think that the president believes that this action will be stronger if it is a u.s. action that is supported by congress, supported by more of the american people and not just barack obama stepping out and taking a limited strike. let s be clear about supported by the american people. i mean, you
destruction, of any variety, that should forget about using them. on the anti-interventionist side, many members of congressional progressive caucus including the liberal congressman from florida, alan grayson, who launched a position against attacking syria and opposes any military strike there. lining up alongside grayson, junior republican senator from the state of kentucky. i think it s a mistake to get involved in the syrian civil war, and what i would ask john kerry is, you know, he s famous for saying, you know, how can you ask a man to be a last one to die for a mistake? i would ask john kerry, how can you ask a man to be the first one to die for a mistake? paul s own views on this don t come as much of a surprise. what we will also see in this vote is the ongoing brawl inside the republican coalition over that party s foreign policy direction. and when watching the news today, each new position for or against the resolution from both democrats and republicans often came
opposes any military strike there. lining up alongside grayson, junior republican senator from the state of kentucky. i think it s a mistake to get involved in the syrian civil war, and what i would ask john kerry is, you know, he s famous for saying, you know, how can you ask a man to be a last one to die for a mistake? i would ask john kerry, how can you ask a man to be the first one to die for a mistake? paul s own views on this don t come as much of a surprise. what we will also see in this vote is the ongoing brawl inside the republican coalition over that party s foreign policy direction. and when watching the news today, each new position for or against the resolution from both democrats and republicans often came as a genuine surprise. citizens looking to their political leaders for direction are likely to find themselves profoundly contorted. joining me now is tommy vieator, former national security focus span in the obama administration, co-founder of fenway strategies. h
vladimir putin in their long and very tense history. the summit is expected to be dominated by the potential u.s. military strike on syria. pulten has dismissed the chemical attack on syrian civilians as work of the rebels telling reporters o saturday, i am sure that it is a provocation of those who want to involve other countries in syrian conflict who want to get support from powerful participants of international activities, first of all the usa. he continued saying as for the position of our american colleagues, the evidence should be presented. if the evidence is not presented, there is no evidence. yesterday in a nod to the upcoming congressional vote authorizing u.s. military strikes in russia, putin proposed sending a delegation of russian lawmakers to lobby congress against military intervention in syria. president obama for his part is firing back at putin.