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Into syria. i think you are going to see that reflected this the vote. especially in the house. >> alisyn: congressman, you are on record with saying that you will not vote for military action in syria. so, given that the assad regime appears, given the evidence that we have seen to have used chemical weapons, what should be done? >> well, i think the number one thing we should do is not take our eye off of the two major problems we have got with our national defense right now. and the first one is iran. and i think that unfortunately syria is causing us to take our eyes off the bat. but the s...

Bill: why not? >> i think, first of all, this rattling of sabers in syria takes our eye off iran. i think iran is loving the fact that we're focusing on syria. secondly, i think that nobody can guarantee this is going to be just a two-day conflict as the president's talked about. we could be locked in for years in a conflict in syria. i think our military's been stretched too thin by this administration. they've cut $587 billion out of national defense, and then on top of sequestration, i think it's the wrong course of action for us right now. bill: he talked yesterday, the president did, abou...