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For us at the white house while dana bash is in our washington bureau. and, jim, the timing of this decision simply fascinating and based on what youre hearing, really last minute. >> very much so, john. this was a very dramatic development that took place here at the white house yesterday after his administration was essentially moving in the direction of eminent military action, perhaps as soon as this weekend. the president made a different decision. at 7:00 last night he really made a last-m...

Reporters and they just really didnt want to answer that question. they say at this point they dont feel like theyre changing the calculus when it comes to who has the constitutional authority to take military action. they say in this instance, they want to get the congress, the peoples representatives, more invested in this decision. they point out in 1997 the congress ratified the chemical weapons convention that was signed on to by many different nations around the world. they say this is not...

Duration and scope. thats why ive made a second decisi decision. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american peoples representatives in congress. over the last several days weve heard from members of congress who want their voices to be heard. i absolutely agree. i ask you to take this vote for a national security. i am looking forward to the debate. in doing so i ask you, members of congress, to consider that some things are more important than im partisan differences at th...

Is on the line. by that, he certainly implied credibility in the arab world. how does this decision by the president today, do you think it affects u.s. credibility? >> well, i think around the whole world and really for the whole world order weapons of mass destruction of which chemical weapons are one type are banned by the highest standards of international law. this is a major issue. this is t not just a massacre, as terrible as they are. this is a crime committed with a weapon of mass destr...

>> after careful deliberation, i have decided the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. this would not be an open-ended intervention. we would not put boots on the ground. instead our action would be designed to be limited in duration and scope. thats why i made a second decision. i will seek authorization for the use of force from the american peoples representatives in congress. for the last several days, weve heard from members of congress who want their voi...

His security team, going over there was a robust debate about the presidents decisions, because in the words of one senior administration official, this is a decision that is not without risk, because obviously they cant foresee what might happen in the congress, they cant foresee what might happen in syria with respect to the assad government and what they might be doing with their temperature cal weapons. but needless to say, wolf, the president was wrestling with the idea of seeking congressi...

Decision-making process when it comes to taking military action, so the president made this decision here, and people are already start to go ask ting to question, what about libya? libya was a different situation, senior officials say, and that came up in the briefing. theyre saying in the situation with libya, there was a big humanitarian need, an immediate ne need, that rebel positions and towns where the rebel positions were being held were at risk of being wiped out. so time was of the esse...