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Could a regime desperately clinging to power really unleash chemical weapons on its own people? today on cnn, john mccain said, yes. >> where does this stop? when does the united states, with very little cost, stand up for these people and stop this horrific -- you can't look at those pictures without being deeply moved. are we going to just let that go on? >> so this is a red line that the u.s. says, if crossed, would be reason to intervene. >> in a matter of a couple of days, we're using standoff weapons. we could take out their runways, take out the 40 or 50 actor that they're using, which ...

Opportunity to do that right now. okay? pictures of children, some no older than 6 or 7, gasping, foaming at the mouth. dead bodies scattered across the room. could a regime desperately clinging to power really unleash chemical weapons on its own civilians? in an exclusive interview with cnn's "new day," john mccain says yes, and he says, it's time to act, to go in and help the rebels. >> these people are fighting for their lives and i know them. i've been in syria. yes, jihadists are flowing in from all over the place, but there's still a majority of people that we should support. where does ...

The president would acknowledging assad's use of chemical weapons and would help armed rebels. mccain said he was informed about military support to syria, saying quote, i was told by several reliable sources. whether it's true or not, we will find out. if it's not lethal aid, then it is even a worse mistake. i was told it was going to be lethal. ak-47s don't go well against tanks. quote, u.s. credibility is on the line. now is not the time to merely take the next incremental step. the decision to provide heavy weapons to opposition forces in syria is long overdue. but providing arms alone is ...

Striple strike. in syria. the stated goal, the mission tonight, was to degrade syria's ability to deploy chemical weapons again. the president in effect made the announcement. 9:00, early indications something could be afoot. and then we have heard, within the last two hours. from briefers at the pentagon, they were -- the chairman of the joint chiefs, and, and the secretary of defense. our own courtney, nbc news national security and military reporter, is still on duty there. with what its known about tonight's strike. courtney, tell the story from the top, as we know it. you are right, brian...

Deter. the question is whether they will. the record in using standoff weapons in the past is tried in sudan against al qaeda. hit the wrong target and we had no damage. we tried it twice in iraq in the 90s without doing any significant damage to the capabilities. or his outlook. we tried it in afghanistan prior to 9/11 with similar lack of results. i hope it will be better this time. but that remains to be seen. most of us have seen general dempsey's letter written two days before the chemical attacks in which he laid out his military judgment that for military action to be effective, it woul...