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Little bit earlier to white house chief of staff and the first question was about international support. joining we now dennis mcdonough, chief of staff at the white house. thanks for joining us. if the u.s. should launch a strike, is there any country anywhere that would provide military equipment or military personnel to help us? >> its important to see the statement released by the g-20 on friday where we had several countries joining us in calling for the syrian regime to be held accountable...

Do if you want to eliminate them. it requires air power and cruise missiles and other weapons. they will be vented in the atmosphere. not like a nuclear weapon, not like they go high order from initiation. there is a minimal footprint. im not minimallizing the collateral damage and i realize there are human lives are at stake. that is one of the options theyre looking at, striking the assads chemical weapons as they sit in their bunkers. >> thats right. we are considering that. if the point is t...

Ground. >> today marks two weeks since more than 1400 men, women and children were killed near the capital. the syrian leaders denies that. you can see the images of victims triggering this debate around the world about how the international community should respond. >> the obama administration and congress are debating what to do president t preside . >> the president is looking for support there. >> he spoke to reporters talking about the red line warning that he gave syria last august. listen...

Back to the then what scenario, which i dont believe is unreasonable to ask. >> theres no question that in terms of the debate were still in the early stages. so the administration has to make it very clear about what the goals are. members of congress do as well as were deliberating and debating. i think at the end of the day when we actually have a vote, number one is i think there will be enough support to pass this, but number two, the effort wont solely be an american effort. there will be ...

Possibility for a real element of surprise when you watch this kind of messy process of a democracy debating going to war. >> jennifer, last week president obama said his plan was limited in scope, as you pointed out maybe 200 tomahawk missiles. today, mccain said upgrade the opposition. that sounds to me if im reading the tea leaves like the plan has changed and this could be a lot more involved than he had originally promised or planned. >> from my sources here at the pentagon, the plan has no...

Possibility for a real element of surprise when you watch this kind of messy process of a democracy debating going to war. >> jennifer, last week, president obama said his plan was to be limited in scope, maybe 200, as you point out, tomahawks missiles. today, senator mccain came out of the meeting with president obama and said obamas strategy is degrade the syrian government and upgrade the opposition. that sounds to me like the plan has changed and this could be a lot more involved than he had...

Its about england and great britains position in foreign policy. plus its always today shoulder to shoulder in the military operations. now in frans, french president and his ministers are all debating today and theyre sharing the evidence. they say theyre absolutely convinced when they show the evidence it will be a slam kung if you like, they have proof that assad used chemical weapons. there will be a public bedate in the french national assembly. but there will be no vote. now already though...

Possibility for a real element of surprise when you watch this kind of messy process of a democracy debating going to war. >> jennifer, last week president obama said his plan was limited in scope, as you pointed out maybe 200 tomahawk missiles. today, mccain said upgrade the opposition. that sounds to me if im reading the tea leaves like the plan has changed and this could be a lot more involved than he had originally promised or planned. >> from my sources here at the pentagon, the plan has no...

Are currently being accompanied to the hague will be transferred to one of the laboratories to begin tests, i would imagine, on that particular day. on tuesday, there will also be a briefing by the secretary general to the nonpermanent members of the security council updating them, i think, most likely on the logistics of how this testing is going at this particular point. but i think there is a feeling at this moment that that process is happening, is under way, and i i think its entirely possi...

Debating whether limited air strikes or not. you know, there are a lot of people who said, were going to fair the shot across the bow. >> what does that accomplish? >> it suggests you missed the target so that was strange language. if it is a limited strike, is that enough to roll him back conventionally as well as the potential use of chemical weapons? what is the goal? this will be the debate about how far to go. >> chuck, before i let you go. let me ask but the resolution that they are sendin...