Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130903:13:11:00
Free world. he's the leader of america. has he to make that case first and foremost to the american public and then through the representatives. because we lost the element of surprise, i think it's appropriate that president obama now comes to congress. but he's got to make the case. >> you say you question whether or not it's in the national security interest. the administration would argue that the use of chemical weapons violates international norms and they also would argue that doing nothing would ultimately bolster iran. what do you say to those arguments, senator? does that not threate...