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Congresss response is very iffy at this point, if theyd even approve it. how unusual is that? >> well, its not unusual in that since 1950, presidents have been going to war without declarations of war. and since 1972, this is the kind of consultation theyve been engaged with. clinton did this with kosovo, and presidents have had this kind of interaction with congress for some time now. >> so, heres the question after the vote. as brianna said, its iffy right now if congress will authorize. if co...

Then brought back his entire national security and intelligence team back to the white house saturday morning for what they call a principals meeting, where they finalize this decision, and then the president came out and basically told the world that he had made this last-minute decision to hold on just for a little bit. brianna and victor? >> and jim, talk specifically about some of the key members of the presidents cabinet, defense secretary chuck hagel, secretary of state john kerry. were th...

Eventually captured their unexpected visitor, caught in a cage. >> little cage there. amazing. thanks so much for starting your morning with us. >> weve got much more ahead on the next hour of cnns "new day." it starts right now. after careful deliberation, i have decided that the united states should take military action against syrian regime targets. >> the president has made his decision, but will congress agree? the military strike that once seemed right around the corner now appears to be...

Consult on this. >> they want input. >> they will get to chime in. we do not know yet what the final decision will be from congress. that will happen some time in mid-september, maybe even later. >> yeah, still very up in the air, and thats whats so sort of fascinating in a way about this decision that he made. we just dont know exactly whats going to happen. but still to come, there are also people from coast to coast who are on the fence about this. theyre taking to the streets. >> stop the wa...

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Options. i think the presidents largely right about, you know, we cant live in a world where chemical weapons are being used. and i think the more you read the intelligence report and you think about the gassing of boys and girls and women and villages in such a heinous way, it gets your gander up. when we consider this is right on the israeli bard border and have a mad man like assad, a despicable player stockpiling and using chemical weapons, it is a serious international threat. but i think t...

In on the process. >> well, i think its incumbent to always obey the constitution. the rule of law is something our countrys founded on, and i would ask congress to come together. >> the 64 members of us who signed our letter want to make sure congress is called back in session, debate the issues, the facts, and then vote on whether or not we should engage militarily. >> reporter: so, on saturday, the president got back on the phone, calling house speaker john boehner and other congressional lea...

Wait a minute and lets go see and go through the process after weve lost -- after theyve spent 100,000-plus lives, 1,500 plus on chemical weapons, it is clumsy. i will give the president credit for calling their bluff after he drew the red line in the sand about using chemical weapons, but i think theres a lot of confusion among the american public. now were going to mix the politics with it and were going to send it to congress and its going to get more confusing and more awkward, because our c...

Isolated, the president, and he drew his own red line. and i think when he took that walk you just talked about, he decided, look, i have to make this americas red line, i have to make it congresss red line. and, hence, he picked this strategy. >> do you think he really has a shot with congress here? >> its very tough. doable in the senate, for sure, although im not convinced hes going to get the vote even in the senate, but its very doable there. congress is going to be tough. he has to, right ...

Chanting "hands off syria" from a mass demonstration outside the white house. >> dont bomb syria! dont bomb syria! >> how do you solve a conflict where theyre killing their people by dropping bombs and killing their people? >> an investigation needs to be done to find out who the perpetrators are, not necessarily using military action against anyone yet. [ chants ] >> we say no war! we say no war! >> i want the american president to know that we want peace. we dont want war. leave him alone to t...