Here is how you can weigh in this morning. Republicans,for democrats,0 offor independents. Or you can reach out to us on facebook, off of twitter, and at journal cspan. Org. It was a fourpage document that was put out by the administration, showing some of the cases they are making as far as what they have found in syria. This is what was unclassified, not everything was put out there. You can also find this document at our website, cspan. Org. A little bit from it also it says there is more to the document and the information that was given by the administration yesterday. Kerry givingstate the case, we will show some of those clips as well during the course of our first 45 minutes together. For the information that was given on syria yesterday, we want to get your thoughts and if you were convinced by it. If you want to give us a call, the phone lines go ahead and make those calls. Theill get an update from white house perspective of possible u. S. Intervention. The White House Correspondent from reuters is joining us. For the information that was put out yesterday, the question now is what is next for the administration as they make their case . Www. Cspan. Or 202 7370002 guest as you mentioned in your introduction, the president made forceful arguments in favor of military response without laying out a timetable or giving specific details on when and where and how. However, that the United States does not want to get involved in a long protracted military action in syria. The president made a point yesterday, saying that targets would be limited and it would not be longterm. Right now we are just waiting and seeing what happens when. What is on the schedule for the president this week . We sought we saw pictures of key advisors. Guest there is nothing they have put on the schedule. It seems likely they will be meeting. We have checked in with the white house this morning and we are told that once they are able to confirm that type of meeting they have not confirmed yet. Going to be an additional Conference Call today between members of the president S National Security staff and republican and Democratic Senators on capitol hill. The consultation process is continuing. That is the time they are getting close to making a decision. Indicationere any from the white house about a specific legal case he made about any action that may take place in syria . Guest that is one question posed by many different sides. One tweet said that if any actions are needing justification for taking then United States will take will provide those justifications. They did not say how they will make that determination. I did not have any details for you on that that is absolutely an issue we are watching. Headlines talks about how not only from secretary kerrys speech but this action overall marks a change in Foreign Policy. Especially when it comes to the middle east administration. Within the white house, guest i think that this was a president who came in campaigning against the war, promising to end it. Middle, as youhe know, of closing down the war in afghanistan. To be in a position where he looks like he will lead some kind of action against syria , because they form coalitions is not coming into place, is not unusual. As the president tries to make clear yesterday, he wants to articulate u. S. Values by not only by not allowing a chemical attack to go unnoticed and not allowing it to go without a response. Time he also took some talking about how far he is willing to go, reiterating no boots on the ground. Guest which is very important. That ties back to what we were talking about with regard to previous wars. He knows just as well as anyone that the American Public is not interested in getting involved in another long drawnout war peak he said yesterday that no one is more war weary than i am. As part of his presentation to he wants to people show that he emphasizes with that sense of reluctance. Thats why whenever they end up doing in syria, he says it will be limited. Jeff mason, what is next to look out for the viewers watching at home . Fort next i would watch updates out of the white house in terms of meetings. We might get some details from the Conference Call between National Security advisers and members of congress. Sometimes members of congress are more eager or more willing to share some of those details. Of course, if there is a strike we are more likely to hear about that when it happens in the region, possibly before we happen to hear from it in the u. S. Hear about it from the u. S. They havent given any details about timing but it stands to reason that if they decide on a military strike it will happen before he leaves. He goes on a trip to sweden and then to russia on tuesday. It seems unlikely that he would order a strike while he is abroad. Quickly,ant to do it it is likely to happen in the next couple of days or once he returns. Host jeff mason from reuters, talking about the potential of plans for syria. Thank you. Out bytion that was put the white house yesterday from the secretary of state, we are asking you if you were convinced by what was put out there. Again, the phone lines will be on your screen. If you want to call alexandria, virginia is where we will start this morning, charles is on our republican line. Thank you for waiting. Caller thank you, i appreciate it. I just want to say that i am finding myself more and more in support of the president. My preface my room remarks by saying i spent the last nine years in work and afghanistan. I am not without some experience in that part of the world. I am finding that a small, Surgical Strike against the chemical weapons is probably the from aad alternative whole bunch of worse alternatives. No one wants another war, no one wants troops on the ground, no one wants to open up that whole can of forms. Of worms. The next worst thing we can do is nothing, stand by while a rogue criminal regime uses weapons of structured against their own people is unacceptable. Host was this progressive all along or was there something yesterday said that shifted your thinking . Was to use the administrations own terms, the red line the regime in syria has been thumbing its nose for long time. Sooner or later they are going to push the president over the line. Host let us go to hosea in kingsville, texas on the democrats line. Guest how are you doing . I want to thank washington journal. Im against any type of strike on syria. That would be considered an act of war. It is peace that must be freely given to all people on planet earth. A great nationbe that has peace and a great force for all people to admire and x and respect. Did you have a chance to hear anything up information that was put out by the administration yesterday . Caller i sure do. To tell you the truth. To tell you the truth i believe john kerry should be replaced as secretary of state. I am very saddened. Host what saddens you specifically . Caller his wanting an attack on syria. I think we should give peace a chance. I am a Second GenerationUnited States marine. My son is thirdgeneration with tree combat tours. I think we need to give peace a chance. What would jesus christ do . From oregon. Next caller im calling to let you know i did not agree with this. The whole anything world should be involved in it, not just the United States. I do not press this matter. The secretary of defense was no hero in vietnam. He was a pretend hero. Host what do you make of the information that was put out yesterday . Caller i think it is a scandal. Host we are asking you as the Administration Made its case yesterday if you were convinced by what was put out there. On facebook on twitter information was declassified for the public. The secretary of state talked exactly about what he knew from the assad regime and what they did. Heres is a little bit of what he had to say. [video clip] hase know the assad regime the largest Chemical Weapons Program in the entire middle east. We know that the regime has used those weapons multiple times this year. They have used them on a smaller them, but still has used against their own people, including not very far from where last wednesdays attack happened. We know that the regime was specifically determined to rid the damascus suburbs of the opposition and it was frustrated that it had not succeeded in doing so. We know that for three days before the attack the Syrian Regimes tentacle weapon regimes chemical weapons personnel were in the area making preparations. We know the Syrian Regime elements were told to prepare for the attack by putting on gas masks and taking precautions associated with chemical weapons. We know that these were specific instructions. We know where the rockets were launched from. And from what time. We know where they landed. And when. We know rockets came only from regime controlled areas and went only to opposition controlled or contested neighborhoods. Put out awhite house map yesterday of the strikes and where they landed. As you heard secretary of state kerry talking about here is a map in syria. Highlighted in yellow is where those chemical weapons landed. Referredhe document we to earlier can be found on the white house website, also linked website. Span robert is on next on our republican line. Caller i was not convinced that all because i will not listen to anything john kerry has to say. We know for a fact that Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons on his own people. But that was wrong place wrong time. Now he wants to go when here you . Both sides are enemies of freedom. Democrats line next, new york. Iller i wanted to say that feel that the administration is doing the correct thing, that we cannot stand by and see innocent People Killed by a regime like this. No one the strikes wants to be involved in another war. I am concerned about iran, who is watching very closely. State we need to really be careful of edge what they are doing to their own people, as well. I feel the administration is doing the right thing. I am encouraging european workries to step up and with the United States because we should not do it alone. They need to develop the courage and do what is right for all humanity. Host even if the strikes are strategic to my are you afraid that even in that there will be fallout as far as loss of life and other reaction from countries, even what it might do for the ground war in syria . Caller there is a possibility but we do need to protect these innocent people at this point. We need to stand up and say that certain behaviors are just unacceptable. I think that is what the other European Countries should say as well, that certain actions are unacceptable against all humanity. It doesnt matter whether you like the president or dont, this is a humanitarian effort and we should help each other out. John from hudson, florida on the independent line. Caller i dont think he should. If he worked with congress, which he never had, he would believe in the rule of law. He doesnt believe in the constitution. He is not even going to ask congress. Hes still going to do it. The bottom line, i dont believe in obama, i dont trust him, and he doesnt work with congress. This was a great country once. After obama, we are a laughing stock. Im more concerned with china. With congress,g you are looking for congress to approve any military action. Caller just like the u. K. House of commons, their Prime Minister wadded up and they voted it down. Why cant we use the democratic process . The New York Times talks about the political process, they write we are asking you if you were convinced by the information put out there. We are joined on our republican line. Caller good morning. I served in the United States military for 11 years and have been over in that theater of operations. Let me preface what i am going to say i believe the nation is going to give us a better perspective and the president ought to listen to the leaders and Israeli Forces on what to do in this situation. Host why not listen to his own advisers and congress on this . Fairness, there is nothing like seeing the real mccoy up close and personal. If you know anything about the mideast, it goes back to the days of the british empire. Israelis have a much better handle on their business and we do. Does any of the information convince you . Caller i dont get any good feelings. Secretary kerry is a nice person but this time he is dead wrong. No interest in syria. It is a british question only. I wish americans with go up and start learning history. Befuddled when it comes to finding out what the world thinks about america. People want to see americans stay home. Host that refers to how americas involvement in afghanistan weighs upon positions being made. Heres what he had to say. [video clip] collects my preference would be that the National Community already asked forceful. Is ane have seen incapacity for the security counsel to move forward in the face of a clear violation of International Norms. I recognize that here in the United States and in great parts of theany world there is a certain afghanistanen theres a suspicion of any military action. On the other hand it is important for us to recognize hundreds of innocent children were killed. Were killed through the use of a weapon that 98 of a weapon that says should not be used in a war. There is no action that we are sending a signal that that International Norm doesnt mean much. Host cooper is up next. I cant help but think caller i cant help but think it sabotages the democratic party. There is not a lot going on there. Its using a sabotage of the democratic party. It sabotage ofe the democratic party. Next color us with any hit icbm, we sure are not going to use chemical weapons now. There is no answer and violence. That is all i have to say. Any of theou hear information put out yesterday iu go yesterday . Caller am not convinced. I see it is wholly wrong. I do not see an endgame in it. The wall street journal puts out some of the information. They say you heard secretary kerry and others talking about social media, saying that local social media reported republican line president believe for havingsponsible gone to cairo shortly after his inauguration and giving a speech there. Egypt,king about libya, and syria. That to strike syria without an act of war from congress is an impeachable act. Jimmy from san antonio texas. Democrats line. Caller good morning. I strongly support the president and the democrats for what they have done over the last five years. I totally agree with your the arabs arears just like a family. You can fight among yourself. You dont want anybody to jump into your business. It gives them a reason to fund terrorism. It gives them an excuse to attack our allies because we attacked them. The other thing is democracy. We have enough problems here in the United States of voters rights, education, womens thats, and jim crow laws we should be taking care of ourselves first and stay out of the country is this. Even with the use of chemical weapons, a violation of International Norms caller yes. And no one voted the united as judge, jury, and prosecutor. We should not be the worlds cop. We do not have the money for it. On those we use their missiles and key enforcements there, it can easily get a start on education we can easily get a start on education, infrastructure, and other things we need here in the states. I do not believe it is worth it. I believe it will antagonize people. That reports is moaning United Nations inspectors left syria this morning as part of their they will take on information and start an analysis process. France has become a key ally when it comes to this effort. This is Steven Erlanger saying mark is up next and he is from oregon on our independent line. We are talking about the case made by the Administration Made about syria and if you were convinced. Caller i wasnt too convinced just for the fact that yesterdays morning discussion, a gentleman out of washington dc gave some evidence about the inspectors finding that the chemicals used in those weapons were not exactly what the Syrian Government or assads chemical weapons were. From what i understood, this gentleman stated that he had found on a website that these chemicals were not the same yet were not the same chemicals. I have a hard time believing mr. Kerry and the rest of them but only for the fact that the United States government used the legal weapons during the the 2000 andduring during the George Herbert walker bush administration, the anti tank buster rounds that were 1982. Ed in we are not totally innocent either. It is hard to believe the administration. I know they are doing their best to settle the conflict in the middle east. Is kind of hard when you are just as dirty as the rest of them. You can also reach out to us via email. Andy from vernon, new york. Thanks for holding on, republican line. Taking myink you for call. I want to add onto to what the last guy said. ,f your audience goes to google they are going to find numerous stories where Syrian Rebels admitted to an Associated Press correspondent that they were responsible for the chemical weapons incident, which obama is trying to blame on bashar al assad. The casualties were a result of by mishandling the weapons. They were told that they were not properly trained in handling the chemical weapons or even told what they were. That is where it came from. This is really reminiscent of the buildup to the first iraq war in the 90s when the iraq incubator incident, in which they fabricated story that iraq he soldiers