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Here. how does he balance the geopolitical consequences with -- to bobby's point, what he has said before? >> i think the timing was not exactly what they thought it would be when they set out to have this conversation. i think the uk parliament's decision wasn't helpful. i think now, you know, all along the idea has been to send messages to two groups. foreign fighters. the fear is syria now is becoming 1980's afghanistan on the mediterranean. so how do you send a message to foreign fighters that the united states is watching what's going to happen? and waiting to see whether they regroup int...

Kind of prediction, but i would be very surprised if this time next week something hadn't already happened. >> bobby goesh, gayle zenet-lemon, thank you for your perspective. the possibility of war next door. the role of the i'ally in this fight and what it might mean for them. first, how many sitting members of congress directly succeeded his or her parent in the same seat? i can think of one off the top of my head. the first person to tweet the correct answer to @dailyrundown will get an on-air shout out. that answer and much more coming up on "the daily rundown." building animatronics

Deal. >> bobby, i was struck, the "time" magazine cover, an unhappy warrior, about president obama. i was struck by the construct which is the president's sort of transformative, hoping for change on a global scale. domestically, to sort of really change the way in which politics works. i was so interested in that from a foreign policy perspective, some of the same holds true. can you explain to us that conceit? >> when he came into power for the first time, the world greeted him with expectations. there was hope in change even without his having to communicate it. a lot of it has to do with t...

Gayle, let's start with you, a time line for some action or a decision on action. is it slowed by the kuuk decisi? >> i think the time line is going to be determined in part by what happened in the next couple of days. that call with the hill last night was a challenge. iraq was brought up a number of times. and folks on the hill really urged the administration to make the case. to the american public and to them. to bobby's point. i think that is going to be something that continues to press on people's minds. to what extent do you need to bring the american war weary public on board before a...

Extended in two wars in the middle east and in afghanistan, all he could offer was language, was words. they were powerful words, soaring words, but he couldn't follow that up with any real action. and in syria, he's really been exposed. ironically, the words have come back to haunt him. the language of a man that's so well known for speaking powerful ideas in some ways is now being trapped by his own language. he said bashar al assad has to go. assad hasn't gone. he said red lines will be crossed and there will be consequences. now he's put on the spot. he has to deliver the consequences. it'...