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It scrambled political allian s alliances. it drew criticism from some of his strongest supporters and has raised all sorts of questions. was this mission accomplished or mission creep? what is the message the u.s. is sending to the world? and can mr. trump sell this to his nationalist base that was deeply skeeptical about taking any action. this is not cut and dry. ultimately the question is was this an impulsive move by a president moved by human suffering. >> no child of god should ever suffer such horror. >> it is a startling reversal by a president who spent his campaign saying that the u...

The episode raised all sorts of questions about the trump administration, what is the president's ultimate goal in ha syria, was this mission accomplished or mission creep, and what message is the administration sending to the world, china, north korea? can he sell this to his nationalist base, which was deeply skeptical about taking any action in syria? this isn't cut and dry, typical red versus blue.e. ultimately the question is was this an impulsive move by a president or fundamental change in his thinking about foreign intervention? >> no child of god should ever suffer such horror. >> it ...

Using chemical weapons. if after the initial trach, he does not use chemical weapons, we are proposing there be no authority to continue american military action. >> you heard secretary kerry say this is not war. i interviewed two generals yesterday who said, well, you know, we haven't formally declared war since world war ii, but korea, iraq 1, iraq 2, afghanistan, you can call them whatever you want, they're wars. this is an act of war against a sovereign country, attacking them with missiles, whatever the reason. do you guy this explanation, this statement from the administration that this ...

Administration will answer detailed questions on possible military action. these are the first times we're going to hear these answers in public. secretary of state john kerry is set to testify as well as defense secretary chuck hagel and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey. as more congressional leaders come out in support of the president's call for action, will we see the same from the rank and tile? senator bob casey will join us live. and we'll also have live reports from across the border in turkey and israel and from iran after a top security official met with syria's p...

Does that send the right signal? >> well, i don't think the president changed his mind on the principle objective, which is making sure that we take action to prevent the repeated use of poison gas in syria and prevent the erosion of the -- >> but to wait until congress has come back in town and voted sends a certain signal to our allies and our adversaries. >> as the president did say, it does mean he's going through some procedures to confer and consult and get authorization from congress. i will say, andrea, i was of the view that the president has the power as commander in chief to take ve...