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World stands by and does nothing. however, this doesn't temper my words that this still will be a tough vote because it's a domestic load of concerns for many in congress. >> what kind of support in syria does the united states have right now? >> there might be support for a strike and a lot of what is happening in syria in terms of external intervention or external movements is really coming out of desperation. it's not, i think, the matrix we should be paying attention to right now. i want to say a couple things regarding the danger that the other speaker eluded to regarding syria using chem...

Pushing his agenda through. if he had just had this missile strike or whatever is the military action without going to congress, he would have solidified the already polarized republican, the polarizing atmosphere and the republican opposition to him. now having said that, i think immigration is still keyed up to go in the house. it is still a go in piecemeal bills, and i guess there is a lot of movement to do something to help the dream act individuals who were here. undocumented, through no fault of their own. this vote though, if i can say one other thing really quick? it is great that obam...

>> our chief pentagon correspondent, jim miklaszewski, thank you, and always good to see you. members of congress not wasting anytime responding to the president's announcement and decision. mcconnell issued a statement and he says in part today the president advised he will seek an authorization of the use of force from congress prior to initiating any actions against syria, and he goes on to say the president's role as commander in chief is always strengthened when he enjoys the express support of the congress. we are just starting our coverage here. president obama saying he will seek app...

Interviewing on "meet the press" tomorrow exclusively, and he and others from the tea party wing of the republican party are going to be opposed to this, and there are others, john mccain was on jay leno last night, and he was saying what the president was likely to be offering was a cosmetic strike, and he was very strongly critical last night on "the tonight show" of what the president was likely going to be doing. so you have got a deeply divided republican party and a deeply divided democratic party, and i suspect the senate will be an easier vote than the house. >> it was interesting to h...

Republicans, and you heard senator tim kaine, and senator bob casey, and bob casey on msnbc this week on our show was saying that he supports military action, but what is the rush? why don't they wait until congress comes back and is able to debate it? tim kaine suggesting that he was really uncertain about them going forward this way, so democrats, key members of the senate as well as members of the house, of course, nancy pelosi was more supportive, at least publicly, but i think they realized that they had a real problem on their hands and if this did not go well there would not be a congre...