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>> military plan that has been developed by our joint chiefs and that i believe is appropriate is proportional. it is limited. it does not involve boots on the ground. this is not iraq, and this is not afghanistan. >> immediately after that private meeting, house speaker john boehner and democratic leader nancy pelosi were quick to announce their support of war authorization. >> the use of these weapons had to be responded to, and only the united states has the capability and the capacity to stop assad and to warn others around the world that this type of behavior is not going to be tolerated....

I mean, this is what i'm trying to get to, the devil's advocate argument. the debate right now centers around the idea that taking action is less risky than not taking action. this way of framing the debate is actually extremely problematic and off. in many ways, first of all, this eliminates the possibility that there is another action. it absolves the u.s. from taking another action or another choice because the debate is being framed as action versus inaction. no, there is another course of action, and that is as we have been listening to many people saying, i've been saying several times o...

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Majority of democrats to vote for this resolution? >> i have no idea. we're -- chris van hollen and i collaborated on writing this very excruciatingly, narrowly drafted to try to allow the president to have the authority he's seeking and codify what the president, himself, said is limited in terms of this action. it isn't designed to be an all-comprehensive approach to syria or the syrian crisis. it's designed to address this tragic event with this remedy on a limited basis. >> congressman gerry connolly, democrat from virginia. >> thank you, chris, for having me. >> joining me, bassam haddad,...