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>> we'll get into particulars of obamacare, because obviously there is more to that story that advocates will argue with. so let's stick to that story. how does this end? because as i understand it, you would only support de-funding obamacare, a delay is not enough. >> well, the next step, let's talk about that, the senate needs to act, in my view harry reid should call the senate back in today. we have a bill in front of us, there is a government shutdown in 48 hours. listen, i would love to be in houston with my two little girls playing with them this afternoon, but as you know i'm here in w...

Militarily? so he's trying to gain control of his client. we'll see in the weeks and months to come whether he can do that successfully. but this is in russia's interest. it's also in the united states' interest. had we gone through with a military strike, that may have deterred assad. it may have degraded his capability, but it would not have dealt with the problem of those chemical weapons. those might ultimately have fallen in the wrong hands. >> and i want to get to that in a moment, but if syria does not comply with all these deadlines that are being laid out, should the u.s. use military...

Is that a rock in a hard spot or the reality of it all? >> you know, i think the speaker needs to act in a way that shows leadership and responsibility. he knows that shutting down government is bad for the economy and bad for our national security, and bad for his party. the issue is whether or not he can get his party to come along and my advice to him is if you can't get your party, tell that faction of your party that won't go along and tell the moderates in your party, however small that may be, but i think there are a lot of conservatives in his party who understand that they need to be ...

Some sort of u.s. attack. but right now all the indications are they are certainly not stop their attack, their shellings against civilian neighborhoods against damascus and other areas in syria. this is the process the next several days. syrians on the move and the u.s. chasing them down and getting precise locations as to where they are. >> barbara starr from the pentagon, thank you. the president is calling on congress to give him the go ahead for military action against syria but he faces opposition. we will talk live with one lawmaker who says the u.s. has no reason to act in syria. and...

We have 20 million people in this country looking for full time work. let's tend our own garden for a change. >> you mentioned don'tattacksyria.com and you have 10,000 people signatures with your view. where do you believe the allegiance will fall? >> the allegiance will fall into what makes sense for them represent their districts. in my district if you ask people where does syria fall in your list of concerns, it wouldn't be in the top 100. we have to spend a billion dollars according to british authorities, the billion dollars is money better spent on our schools, roads, bridges, health car...