. >>> welcome, i'm bob abernathy, it's good to have you with us.re were major efforts this week to prevent a u.s. military strike against syria. secretary of state john kerry began meeting with russian officials to explore a possible agreement with syria, to turn over its chemical weapons to international supervision. earlier, president obama maintained his support for a strike, but asked congress to delay voting on it so the diplomatic talks could take place. religious groups around the world, meanwhile, ramped up their opposition to u.s. military action. at the vatican, thousands joined pope francis at a prayer vigil for peace. and in washington, cardinal timothy dolan, head of the u.s. bishops' conference warned against a military strike. >> we've learned the hard way, violence spurs more violence. most times, it's the innocent people. many of them, they pay the worst price. >> kim lawton, our managing editor joins me to talk about the moral considerations regarding syria with william galston, a senior fellow at the brookings institution in wash