look, do you want to play politics it here or get a policy in place? the policy that can be put in place is to try to get this particular option of getting control of chemical weapons in place. now, if you want to undermine that, then play the politics. >> so, yes, there may be some politics here. donna brazil is here to talk about that. she's a democratic stat gist and cnn political commentator. so is kevin madden, a republican strategist. welcome to both of you. my goodness. this story continues to evolve, does it not? kevin, let me begin with you. if syria gives up its chemical weapons without a single shot fired, can president obama claim credit? >> well, look, i think it is way too early to be talking about claiming credit. it's way too early to even talk about whether or not syria can actually do this. your anchor before, holly, had