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Here are the numbers. in the senate, 25 yes votes, 19 no votes, 56 undecided. in the house, the math no better. 24 yes votes, 119 no votes, 270 undecided and 20 simply unknown. the president, meanwhile, staking everything on turning those numbers around. >> this is hard, and i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. but i think its the right thing to do. i think its good for our democracy. we will be more effective if we are unified going forward. >> lets get started with the battle...

The odds right now, not exactly in his favor. here are the numbers. in the senate, 25 yes votes, 19 no votes, 56 undecided. in the house, the math no better. 24 yes votes, 119 no votes, 270 undecided and 20 simply unknown. the president, meanwhile, staking everything on turning those numbers around. >> this is hard, and i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. but i think its the right thing to do. i think its good for our democracy. we will be more effective if we are unified goin...

Today. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. whats your policy? this is hard, and i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. but i think its the right thing to do. i think its good for our democracy. we will be more effective if we are unified going forward. >> all right. the president while overseas. now, come monday house and

>> that report is inaccurate. im not going to comment on operational issues that, you know, are sourced by some military official. one thing ive got a pretty clear idea about is what i talk with the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff about and what we have sently talked about is something limited and proportion na proportional that would degrade mr. assads cape ats. in terms of opposition, chuck, i expected this. this is hard. and i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. but i t...

Can you respond to that report? >> that report is inaccurate. im not going to comment on operational issues that, you know, are sourced by some military official. one thing i got a pretty clear idea about is when i talk to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff about and what we have consistently talked about is something limited and proportional that would degrade mr. assads capabilities. in terms of opposition, chuck, i expected this. this is hard and i was under no illusions when i embarke...

Illusions that we can drive it, consistent with how we want to see syria unfold in the future. >> aman, what is your understanding of the region to the reaction of what weve heard in the house and senate on this? >> reporter: well, there is still a very important question that has not been answered by a lot of the politicians in the united states, or at least among the policy debate taking place in the u.s. and that is what happens on the day after? a lot is being focused on how the potential am...

Brianna, i think its safe for me to jump the gun and speculate because right now im working to get as much support as possible out of congress. ? >> i want to follow up on the question because it seems the members of congress are responding to their constituents and youre seeing a lot of these town halls. it seems as the more john kerry presses the case on your behalf, the more the opposition grows and the more the opposition becomes vocal. why the you think youve struggled with that? >> in term...

Can you respond to that? >> that report is inaccurate. im not going to comment on operational issues that are sourced by some military official. one thing i have got a clear idea about is what i talked with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff about. and we have something limited and proportional that would degrade mr. assads capabilities. in terms of opposition, i expected this. this is part -- i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. but i think its the right thing to do. i ...

Voodoo math. we dont know if some individuals are fighting for purely local reasons. there are others who came into syria for broader religious reasons, and there are others who are fighting for criminal reasons or perhaps other reasons. who actually wins the war at the end of the conflict and who determines the type of support they have over the forces and followers is going to be completely up in the air. and well have little control over it. we may be able to influence it, but we should not b...

He could not bring along anymore supporters and now he faces another brick wall potentially on capitol hill, and today he made clear, look, he always enough this would be a struggle but he thought it was good idea to go to congress. take a listen. >> i was under no illusions when i embarked on this path. but i think its the right thing to do. i think its good for our democracy. we will be more effective if we are unified going forward. >> that is a big if, though, whether there will be unity com...