humanitarian need on the ground and gadhafi's efforts to wipe out benghazi. apparently, all of the consultation wasn't made and all of the questions weren't answered. congress was on break during this period. okay, they are asking these questions. these questions can be answered. >> but at what point do american politicians need to be on the same page even if they are exactly not, to support our troops over there? >> i think the issue in this case these politicians also have a duty to their constituents to ask the tough questions. it's not a football game. and it's not about supporting your own team so much as it is getting it right and the questions that congress asks at the outset can be important. they can raise important issues that are going to be critical in the long run. in the long run, we have to do this right and we have to do it in accordance with law and in accordance with other interests of the united states and in accordance with what the american people see as our real national security interests. so congress does have an