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Here, it is difficult to believe that you all aren't signaling that, yes, you will go ahead regardless of what congress does. >> look, i would say two things. in terms of turning a blind eye, i hope before any member of congress makes his decision on how to vote, they take a look at that video that you all made available to the world yesterday. take a look at that and try to turn away from that. that's one. two, our consultation with congress and the president's request for authorization is not an empty exercise. you have seen what we're doing. you see the effort that we're going through. >> g...

That video that you all made available to the world yesterday. take a look at that and try to turn away from that. that's one. two, our consultation with congress and the president's request for authorization is not an empty exercise. you have seen what we're doing. you see the effort that we're going through. >> given the stakes you are outlining and secretary outlined, how can you do anything other than strike even if congress tells you not to. >> this is what the president said. if members of congress want to answer that question to say there should be consequences for this action, then the...

The issue isn't is it terrible? what can we do to be helpful. going in and bombing syria will help those suffering people. it will increase suffering. it will not get us closer to a political settlement which the president says he wants. >> i have 31 grandchildren. seeing pictures of the children lying there dead is heart wrenching. no question about it. the other day after the meeting at the white house, the president said i know how concerned you are about sequestration. so am i. i asked for a meeting with the president. i'm waiting to hear back from the white house. i want to sit down and t...

You do hit and you get some of the chemical weapons but not all of them and then he does it again, then what does the u.s. do? >> which has been a question up there for a long time. we just keep going back. let me ask you. international support has been about the same as the domestic support saying this was terrible but they just -- secretary kerry working very hard but what he's got is it was terrible. >> the president's coalition is no bigger today than it was last week. in fact, you have some pullback. france and eu now saying they're not going to act until the u.s. issues its findings. som...

Like there is one issue and then there is the other. are you willing to vote against the president if he won't agree to somehow rejuvenate the military by dealing with the budget cuts. >> it's leadership. it is a lack of leadership on the president's part. in my district friday, 120,000 contacts in our district and only three were for action in syria. the president has not made his case. he's not defined the mission. there is not the support from the american people. >> could he make the case? is there something he could say? >> this isn't about rejuvenating the military. the question is wheth...