momentum. with the draft un resolution under the chapter 7 which means under the use of force mandate and that got nowhere. there was not even a u.n. security counsel meeting today, so that was batted away and also, william hague, the uk foreign minister saying chemical weapons were used. this is a war crime and the world cannot stand by, and he this morning saying any reaction had to come sooner, rather than later, because fit was going to be a lesson, it needed to be a lesson given right now. france where i am, the president said they stand ready to quote punish anyone who made that quote vile decision to use chemical weapons against civilians. it's not clear if they will go with the united states, particularly britain if the u.s. decides to go alone. obviously, the u.s. does not want to wait for the u.n. approval and the consensus it's trying to achieve is amongst