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Assad carried this out. so the question is, after we have gone through all this, are we going to try to find a reason not to act? and if thats the case, i think the world community should admit it. because you can always find a reason not to act. this is a complicated, difficult situation. and an initial response will not solve the underlying tragedy of the civil war in syria. as frederick mentioned, that will be solved through eventually a political transition. you we can send a strong message ...

And now were asking him to do another mission. you know, we keep asking them to do more with less, and i think that has to stop. we talk about the morality of standing up to men such as assad. what he did was immoral but he used chemical weapons almost a year ago and we didnt do anything about it. and that causes big problems. i think its also immoral to be sending our troops out while were cutting their ability to carry out their missions and return home safely. martha: i understand what youre ...

The international communitys credibility is on the line. and america and congress credit bit is on the line because we give lip service to the notion that these international norms are important. and when those videos first broke and you saw images of over 400 children subjected to gas, everybody expressed outrage. how can this happen in this modern world? well, it happened because a government chose to deploy these deadly weapons on civilian populations. so the question is, how credible is the ...

Closer to resolving the climate crisis. >> i would refer you to the speech i gave when i received the nobel prize. and i think i started the speech by saying that compared to previous recipients i was certainly unworthy. but what i also described was the challenge that all of us face when we believe in peace but we confront a world that full of -- world that is full of violence and occasional evil. the question becomes, what are our responsibilities. i made of effort to end the war in iraq, wind...

Congress will authorize action. and in my view thats the correct decision. the question is what do you do about the other 98,000 people who have been killed. what do you do about instability in the arab world. but having set a red line the word of the president of the united states has to mean something. we have to show the syrians and iranians that actions have consequences. bill: i want to stay on the comments the president made about the evidence. its about as much as he has said so far publi...

President and congress does it together. as commander-in-chief i preserve the right and responsibility to act on behalf of americas national security. i do not believe i was required to take this to congress, but i did not take this to congress just because its an empty exercise. i think its important to have congress support on it. >> the next swedish question goes to swedish national television. >> you have given eloquent talks about the moral force of non-violence. i was wondering, could you ...

So the people following the press conference are just now coming from syria and wonder was the view of their country. they have a lot of countrymen in this country. we have roots and links to syria. i think the main problem has been for 2 1/2 years now is we have a war without a clear political solution. that at the end of the day we must get a cease-fire and get the peace process and get people to talk to each other. i total hi understand the complex situation also on the opposition because we ...

American people feel confident that any military action the u.s. may undertake will achieve its defined objectives? lt. general tom mack american any, former assistant vice chief of staff, fox news contributor. general, good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: what would you say to renee? how do you answer that. >> i think rene has got an excellent question. i dont know that we can. the fact is trying to achieve an objective of trying to achieve a shot across the bow is so nebraska a bo...

August. i think he did set a red line. he might have been able to say hes not the on one who has set a red line. but there is no question he set a red line. he made it personal and he actually committed the united states almost exclusively to action should that red line be crossed. bill: im going ask you what that means in a moment. back in two minutes after this.

Act of aggression. how much of what congress says matters in what we do. >> i think we have the facts. im sure in the closed sessions the members of congress will see the weight of evidence that we have, that this happened and the syrian government did it. its a policy question. its not an intelligence question. >> this is a question that goes to chemical weapons. it was asked moat ago and runs about a minute. listen carefully. >> the opposition doesnt have the capability to deliver weapons on t...