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This could theoretically. >> that is because they werent there? >> thats a whole other thing. although he was claiming they were. >> they werent. maybe thats why it took so long. >> theres a danger here also of making it seem too simple, right? were going to strike. were going to find the chemical weapons. and were going to get rid of them. and that will be it. that will teach assad a lesson. so theres kind of a danger when you talk about the moral imperative, then you have to also be able to sa...

Two of our most closest allies, france and the united kingdom. we will wok in consultation with russia and china to present a resolution to the u.n. security council to get assad to give up its chemical weapons and destroy them. >> giving an iffy thumbs up to the russian plan today and no one in the american public heard about until 36 hours ago. he argues this would not have been the option without the threat of military action by the united states, a threat the president says must not waiver. ...

And the way were handling is this makes it more likely iranians will get a nuclear weapon and therell be more safe havens. >> one of the cons the president actually laid out is that the rebels, if you had armed the rebels as some of you had wanted or the rebels end up triumphing as a result of some kind of intervention that youre handing over authority to bad guys. >> i thought the president did a pretty good job of knocking that down. the one thing i can tell everybody at this table and anybody...

Still pressure the diplomacy process. >> a bipartisan measure being discussed now. >> both houses the house and the senate. the bill players in the senate including lindsey graham and bob menendez the chairman of the foreign relations committee. all being done -- what it would do is, well, its not written yet so its very murky. >> theoretically. what it would do is it would first of all make clear that assad did use these chemical weapons. but more importantly, it would say that the u.n. assad w...

In american foreign policy. i want to bring in senator lindsey graham republican who says u.s. must take a much stronger stance against assad. gloria borger, chief congressional correspondent dana bash and chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. do you think the presidents speech will have any impact on voters in your district skeptical of this plan? >> i thought the moral case was very persuasive quite frankly and compelling. when you ask yourself when this is over, what do i remember? ...

To come forward. >> why is it it if you could take 1,000 tons of whatever the number is of chemical weapons off the market away from assad, deny hezbollah and maybe al qaeda elements that could overrun these catchets it would be the best couple of weeks. >> you just said you dont trust them. >> theres a lot of things i dont trust. at the end of the day lets try it. the goal if we could successfully defang assad and take the chemical weapons off the market, it would be a great outcome. >> can i g...

>> this initiative has the potential to remove the threat of chemical weapons without the use of force. i have therefore asked the leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize the use of force while we pursue this diplomatic path. ive spoken to the leaders of two of our most closest allies, france and the united kingdom. we will wok in consultation with russia and china to present a resolution to the u.n. security council to get assad to give up its chemical weapons and destroy them. >> g...

>> david kay said this takes a long time in iraq it took years. there was a deal well let the inspectors in it took literally years before the conclusion was drawn, okay, saddams not really actually serious about this. this could theoretically. >> that is because they werent there? >> thats a whole other thing. although he was claiming they were. >> they werent. maybe thats why it took so long. >> theres a danger here also of making it seem too simple, right? were going to strike. were going to ...

A reality. but im willing to try it. >> and how much of a position should congress have? and i know youre working with several of your counterparts, democrats and republicans, to come up with a modified authorization to deal with diplomacy. >> you only have one commander in chief and one secretary of state. now i know. why as much as weve criticized these guys, could you imagine 535 of us doing this? so at the end of the day, i think you will see if theres a serious pathway forward in the united...

The bill players in the senate including lindsey graham and bob menendez the chairman of the foreign relations committee. all being done -- what it would do is, well, its not written yet so its very murky. >> theoretically. what it would do is it would first of all make clear that assad did use these chemical weapons. but more importantly, it would say that the u.n. assad would have to through a u.n. process give up those chemical weapons. if not the threat of military force is still there. that...