international treaties do say you cannot use chemical weapons, but if you then -- if you then violate those treaties, those treaties are silent about military action. in effect, what the world says is if you violate an international treaty you go to the u.n. an that's where you decide on military action. what the president did and why he got -- there -- why this red line business got him in trouble in the context of saying whether he'll use military action or not in syria he said if they cross this line, i will recalibrate my position. he sent a clear message if they cross this line, he would use military action. that's very different from the treaties. >> right. >> and put his credibility on the line and as commander in chief, put the credibility of the united states on the line, and that's really important not just in syria but iran. >> mr. speaker, the fact that congress said its own red line