lawmakers coming out, many of them praising the president's decision. of course, when you actually put this to a vote, some of the lawmakers who said, yeah, this is a good idea. we want to vote on it. we're going to vote no. this is tricky. the white house is saying even if congress votes no, there is still an avenue for president obama to pursue -- launch a military strike against syria. the politics of that gets more complicated. certainly there's a big question mark surrounding what congress is going to do. it is very uncertain this will pap through a sharply divided body. >> thanks. really good information. >> thanks. >> stephen, to pick up on what kristen is reporting. maybe if we lose the vote, still a chance to take action. what triggered this decision by obama was what happened to britain. they took the vote, lost the