0 make clear to the world that we will not tolerate their use. >> with that said he does think there may be a diplomatic opening. >> we have seen encouraging signs. in part because of the credible threat of u.s. military action. as well as constructive talks i had with president putin. the russian government indicated a willingness to join with the international community in pushing assad to give up chemical weapons. i have therefore asked leaders of congress to postpone a vote to authorize use of force while we pursue this path. >> the president speaking at 9:00 p.m. from east room in, at the white house. so for about 15 minutes and eric, if there were low expectations for the speech. some comments afterwards is that he did better than they thought he might do but i'm not sure what the message was that we're supposed to take away from that. i do think him describing is a futile effort but better than he did before. >> with every argument seems taking assad out could be the right answer. but greg, he did try to, this is a president when he campaigned he said there wasn't red america, blue america, just one america. let's take a listen to this. >> so to my friends on right i ask you to reconcile your commit tomt america's military might with a failure to act when a cause is so plainly just. my friends on the left, i ask you to reconcile your belief in freedom and dignity for all people with thosing as of children writhing in pain and going still on a cold hospital floor. sometimes, resolutions and state condemnation are simp ply not enough. >> assad has a batch of chemical weapon that's can get in the hands of al qaeda. >> there is a better chance if we take assad out. >> we'll talk taking his weapons out. >> that is one thing administration has conceded they can't guarantee they'll fully do. they can't promise he won't either, a, strike again, or two, strike in a different way not using wmd. i don't think anyone is sitting here going does he have wmd but assad doesn't have them. the question is to your credit he used them far, far earlier this year, killed over 100,000 people before this latest wmd attack why did the president wait? why didn't he listen sooner? why did he let a secretary of state call hit hitler saying hurry up, then wait. >> by wait you're very grumpy. i thoughteed yooud be in a better mood its a question of trying to get what he said in the proper perspective. i think of the evidence there is not a doubt in my mind. the question if this works if the russian proposal works, and russians provided them with this, if they get it out of there and they can count it and un is overseeing that, that means it's going to be the time. >> i think it's realistic. >> i think -- let's see. they asked ghaddaffi do-to-do the same thing there. boom. they have drugs stuck down their under pants hiding it and giving to it friends. the same thing. >> if you get 90% of it -- . >> it's going to be our job. >> it's going to send a message, look there is a treaty. a world wide treaty. do you understand is that that? >> a lot of other countries have. >> wait a minute. you have not had a chance for this to work out. let's find out what happens when, when the kerry meets with his counter part. in brusselses. they may actually come up with a lot of countries supporting the side-view. >> two things, greg, despite in the last 10 days with assad we have had immediate action and congressional vote. the president traveled oversee seas feels like two months ago it was just days ago. announcing friday they would be giving prime time address on tuesday. do you think if they had to it do over again they might have waited on prime time address? because the president might have to come back to american people and for more sup snort. >> yes. you know, it's amazing thing about it is that what a community organizer is supposed to be great at. organizing. >> one thing. >> well, one thichblgt one qualification he had like everybody else, a total exaggeration. one thing he can't do. he's a disgrace to community organizers. i don't know. one thing i want ta talk about confiscating weapons from syria might be harder than it is to just bomb them. that is like your cable company going take the box. sooner or later they're going to get the box back. >> i think they're slipping away fast. they had to try to stop him before he was knocked out of the senate. >> i think they've done that. >> stop the bleeding is a long we'll get reportsort. tomorrow on how that went. weerp going continue our analysis and later, tomorrow's anniversary of the benghazi terrorist attacks. the victims' families are still waiting for justice skpf course, it's the september 11th anniversary as well, stay with us.