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Nbc's mark murray. who pens "first read" that i always read. thank you. as the white house weighs its next move, officials are aware of the fact the international stakes are quite high, whether there's an attack or not. bobby goesh is the international editor for "time" magazine and our next guest is on the council for foreign relations. i want to start with you and quote from something you wrote entitled the best case scenario in syria. you said, the united states should use the leverage it has in the form of continued pressure and looming military strikes, to help get all sides to the table....

Try to thread. >> p.j., what is the military coalition that is needed? we talk about the diplomatic coalition. >> well, the context of libya two years ago made sure there was arab skin in the game. i'm sure whether it's from turkey or someone else in the region, there will have to be some sort of arab league participation in the mission. if it's just the united states lobbying in a large number of cruise missiles, i don't think it's going to have the political effect in the region. i agree with bobby that while this is a good start getting the arab league gesture, i suspect, you know, we may w...

Joining us. let's bring in our panel now. good to see all of you. bobby, i'll start with you. with the arab league statements here, is that enough? we're hearing now the united states has british, french, and turkish support. >> it certainly helps a great deal. as i said in the earlier segment, this is not a ministry level statement. however, the arab league kicked syria out. the arab league has been calling for different kinds of action in syria. syria has no friends in the arab league. as we saw in libya a couple years ago, there are members of the arab league like qatar and saudi arabia who...

Men and women. so i think he's really got to make a closing argument, the president does, to the american people as to what the vital u.s. interest is that's at stake here. >> michael smerconish, thank you so much. p.j. crowley as well and bobby goesh. i appreciate your time and perspective on this topic. coming up, crews gaining ground trying to contain that raging wildfire that keeps growing in california and is threatening the water and power supply. plus, strong reaction to a controversial plan to address homelessness in one state's capital city. two of the options, relocate or get arr...

Military strike. and if by definition it's not intended to topple assad, then is it really worth it? richard, as you can probably tell, i've got a lot of questions about this. i agree with bobby. he's got to sell it to the american people. i think at a minimum, the congress ought to come back in session and debate this issue. >> let's take michael's lead on that, p.j. as we look at a limited engagement, as he's questioning, is there a way to prevent getting boots on the ground? when does that action have a potential stoppage? >> well, i think the president has ruled out boots on the ground. in...