. >> british parliament says no on syria. the french is said to be divided. the russians, we know whose side putin is on. it seems to be a coalition of the unwilling when it comes to responding to serious use of chemical weapons. the question at home is whether congress will abandon president obama as well. >> i do not see that our involvement will lessen the tragedy page of history is full of opportunities of moments where someone did not act and it could've made a difference. >> i do not think we should have given up so easy on using the united nations. there you have senator rand for. senator utah resolution was approved by a vote of 10 -- seven. first question, by seeking congressional approval for serious, has president obama put his second term at risk? >> i think the key facet of that presentation, which was compelling, was tom udall of mexico, democrat, running for reelection, has been a supporter of the white house, expressing the reservations and question about the unilateral action. we have allies who are willing to hold our coats with libya but ar

oppose it but there are political leaders appear to be ready to endorse it behind me is the british parliament normally a lot dog a poodle of american political leaders but just the other week we revolted and stood up and said this far north for the no war in syria and the two reflected overwhelmingly the popular opinion in the country about the united states has not been stopped even by the failure of the british to shore up in another shooting war yeah i mean the poverty is running really strong and i was surprised to see the criminal conspirators from dr in iraq intelligence in the british parliament vote no it made me really happy a lot of proud proud moments there from the world leaders and as we've seen unfold in iraq post occupation there's now a complete civil war rifle sectarian violence it's a complete disaster is it the decision makers don't understand the religion and the region or is it that they just don't care. i don't think religion has anything to do with religion's believe in the prophets peace be upon them our leaders believe in the prophets and how to get a bigger piece of

strong and i was surprised to see the criminal conspirators from dr in iraq intelligence in the british parliament vote no it made me really happy a lot of proud proud moments there from the world leaders and as we've seen unfold in iraq post occupation there's now a complete civil war rifle sectarian violence it's a complete disaster is it the decision makers don't understand the religion and the region or is it that they just don't care. i don't think religion has anything to do with religion zob believe in the prophets peace be upon them our leaders believe in the prophets and how to get a bigger piece of them it's about domination it's about israel it's about the projection of american power and the terrifying of potential rivals and competitors in this case principle russia and china i don't think that they are acting very terrified at this moment and so the united states is in for a contested war in syria and that's why the congressional representatives would be wise to heed the lesson of iraq the united states lost thousands of soldiers and tens of thousands of wounded soldiers maimed many

oppose it but there are political leaders appear to be ready to endorse it behind me is the british parliament normally a lot dog a poodle of american political leaders but just the other week we revolted and stood up and said this far north father no war in syria and the two reflected overwhelmingly the popular opinion in the country about the united states has not been stopped even by the failure of the british to show up in another shooting war yeah i mean the poverty is running really strong and i was surprised to see the criminal conspirators from dr in iraq intelligence in the british parliament vote no it made me really happy a lot of proud proud moments there from the world leaders and as we've seen unfold in iraq post occupation there's now a complete civil war rifle sectarian violence it's a complete disaster is it the decision makers don't understand the religion and the region or is it that they just don't care. i don't think religion has anything to do with religion believe in the prophets peace be upon them our leaders believe in the prophets and how to get a bigger piece of them

obviously the british parliament slowed us down slow this process down. but there's reports out there and people that i am associated with you know share information not classified but just readily available can source information that you know this may have been an accent by the. you know free syrian army as one matter of conjecture and supposedly there are some people within that group who have admitted that so again i don't think the intelligence is clear and to go launch a war on the pretext of humanitarianism that's going to result in far more casualties in the alleged four hundred and i don't know that that's even well established i think that can well be considered a act of aggression a crime of aggression as it's phrased what one would it be a really difficult mission and what one would it be realistic really stick open to suggest that the rebels would carry out such an attack what would they achieve by doing so. i think there's so many first of all going to again some information indicates it might have been just plain accident allegedly a rebel

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he also said that he was surprised about the situation last week in the british parliament where they debated and then voted down military action for the u.k. in syria. he says that he was surprised but he was pleased. and it shows that there are rational minds at play in the government and that that debate needs to happen. he also appealed to president obama not just as a president but as noble laureate, winner of the noble peace prize. >> let's not forget that barack obama is a noble obama peace prize lariat. the united states has started several conflicts in various parts of the world. but did that solve any problems? afghanistan, iraq, libya, there's no democracy there now which is what the u.s. claimed it tried to bring. there's no civil peace or balance. all of these have to be taken into account before making the decision to stop bombing syria which will lead to civilian casualties. >> so russia continuing to stand in their position that the world needs to wait for the u.n. investigation to take place. the world needs to act globalably. it looks like now that president obama wi

back all right so it seems to me that many british public opposes this attack on syria the british parliament doesn't want it in particular who doubts. well it's certainly the case that there is a very high level of opposition once the british public even much higher i think than most parliamentarians including myself and to separate it and you've drawn attention to the votes at the end of august in the british house of commons with that. british governments have to take responsibility so does the british parliament so if we in parliament were convinced about both the process for decision and the need for a decision in favor of military action in respect of syria then we would take it notwithstanding the fact that it was going to be unpopular i mean i can tell you that in my own constituency my poetry district the military action against iraq wasn't popular at the time it was taken but i made every effort to explain why i thought it was right and i subsequently had my position endorsed in the following election so you can take unpopular decisions indeed as part of the responsibility of govern

kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> it is clear to me that the british parliamentlecting the views of the british people does not want to see british military action. i get that and the government will act accordingly. >> welcome back to "gps." i'm fareed zakaria live from istanbul, turkey, today. that was british prime minister david cameron speaking in parliament, seeking approval to strike syria but he received defeat and accepted it. i have two expert watchers of politics on both sides of the pond. nicholas wapshott is a columnist for reuters. the founding editor of "the times" magazine in london. welcome both. nicholas, is what happened in britain with the british parliament the price for iraq? in other words, the disenchantment that the british public and, transfer, its representatives feel about the whole iraq and the fact blair led them into war or is it about more than that, the unwillingness to play any kind of a world role? >> no, it's the first preeminently. it's about the fact that the iraq war cast a very long shadow on both sides of the atlantic. the

nicholas, is what happened in britain with the british parliament the price for iraq? er words, the disenchantment that the british public and, transfer, its representatives feel about the whole iraq and the fact blair led them into war or is it about more than that, the unwillingness to play any kind of a world role? >> no, it's the first preeminently. it's about the fact that the iraq war cast a very long shadow on both sides of the atlantic. the interesting thing about cameron was that actually he didn't need to -- rather like obama, he didn't need consent from parliament but he like obama faces a divided parliament. he doesn't have a majority of his own people. it turned out there were just too many people who reasons completely unrelated to foreign policy were prepared to trip him up on this. he also didn't prepare himself properly, it's true to say. this came before that extraordinary convincing list from john kerry of reasons why we know who exactly did it. had he prepared the ground more carefully, i think that he wouldn't have found himself in a position. but f

but what i think is important here, i met with a friend of mine who is a member of the british parliament telling me here still there was some people who question the evidence. who are not sure that in the post iraq moment we are not going to be confronting a pre-iraq presentation. and there is a lot of fear of that. i understand that fear. i was in the congress when we voted on iraq. and i know the deficits of the intelligence back then. and that's why we took our time, very, very carefully, secretary chuck hagel was senator hagel as i was senator kerry and both of us are determined now as appointed officials of the obama administration to do our utter best not to have history suggest that we were less than thorough with respect to this intelligence. so we took more time. the president instructed that he wanted the story told as fully as was possible without compromising intelligence sources and methods. intelligence community was instructed to release more information than we ever have previously in this kind of a situation. and so we declassified things that normally would not be decla

to come on board i think he was quite blindsided by that decision by the british parliament and then to find out that nato said no and that the arab league said no france isn't quite enough as an international allies i think all of that plus the fact that almost two hundred members of congress have signed letters in recent days demanding that there be some consultation with congress the whole question of what happens the day after is not on the agenda we can say all we want our intention is a narrow targeted strike just a day or two this is not a major major military campaign well it's not a major kill military campaign until it is what is of course syria tries to retaliate against one of the u.s. warships that are off the syrian coast what if it tries to shoot down a u.s. plane what if it retaliates against israel what if it attacks a u.s. base in one of the neighboring countries all of these things would be then met by greater u.s. retaliation to that act we can't assume that the u.s. would take the position we didn't intend this to be more than a couple days we're not going to res

to come on board i think he was quite blindsided by that decision by the british parliament and then to find out that nato said no and that the arab league said no france isn't quite enough as an international allies i think all of that plus the fact that almost two hundred members of congress have signed letters in recent days demanding that there be some consultation with congress the whole question of what happens the day after is not on the agenda we can say all we want our intention is a narrow targeted strike just a day or two this is not a major a major military campaign well it's not a major kill military campaign until it is what is of course syria tries to retaliate against one of the u.s. warships that are off the syrian coast what if it tries to shoot down a u.s. plane what if it retaliates against israel what if it attacks a u.s. base in one of the neighboring countries all of these things would be then met by greater u.s. retaliation to that act we can't assume that the u.s. would take the position we didn't intend this to be more than a couple days we're not going to r

as the british parliament debated and then has voted down the idea of military intervention in syria right now the global community is waiting to see if the u.s. congress will follow suit and also continue in a spirited debate as obama has sent the idea of military intervention to congress. sean thomas there demonstrators all over the world have taken to the streets to speak out against an attack on syria protesters gathered in front of the white house after the bombers announcement and there were also crowds in new york even before the u.s. confirmed its plans for military action more than a thousand was seen in london chanting hands off syria in paris some held up signs saying president on land is a terrorist and then with david cameron and barack obama that sentiment was echoed in turkey as well and you see some of the latest pictures from there as well as footage from earlier protests britain's former first seen one security minister told us that the intervention could have foreseen consequences. the danger with saying we're going to use a limited surgical strike is all my experi

as the british parliament debated and then voted down the idea of military intervention in syria right now the global community is waiting to see if the u.s. congress will follow suit and also continue in a spirited debate as obama has sent the idea of military intervention to congress. r.t. sean thomas there in voters who are against a military attack in syria or out in force all over the world these are the protests in cairo many arab league members currently meeting don't want a strike in syria the gulf states led by saudi arabia are backing military action earlier protesters gathered in front of the white house after obama's announcement and they were also crowds in new york even before the u.s. confirmed its plans for military action more than the bells and was seen in london chanting hands off syria in paris some held up signs saying president land is a terrorist along with david cameron and iraq a bomber and that sentiment was echoed in turkey as well britain's former first cedar wood and security minister told us that the intervention could have unforeseen consequences. the dan

as the british parliament debated and then has voted down the idea of military intervention in syria right now the global community is waiting to see if the u.s. congress will follow suit and also continue in a spirited debate as obama has sent the idea of military intervention to congress. demonstrators all over the world of taking to the streets to speak out against an attack on syria protesters gathered in front of the white house after obama's announcement and there were also crowds in new york in before the u.s. confirmed its plans for military action more than a thousand were seen in london chanting hands off syria in paris some held up signs saying president will land is a terrorist along with david cameron and barack obama sentiment was echoed in turkey as well and you're seeing some of the latest pictures from there as well as footage from. britain's former first seal or nancy curity minister told us that the intervention could have unforseen consequences. the danger with saying we're going to use a limited surgical strike is all my experience of wars and i've been in them a

air france and turkey are the only ones who are backing washington on this the british parliament said now and most of syria's neighbors declined to provide support and shamus smell is an associate editor at the guardian newspaper he thinks the focus shouldn't be on chemical weapons but on ending the conflict altogether one of the risks of this action and one of the reasons people oppose it not only that it won't achieve what it is aiming to do but will actually increase killing and spread the war but that not only the syrian government but its supporters both states and non-state actors in the region may well take retaliatory action but i think what really is missing from this debate at the moment is a serious focus on bringing the entire conflict to an end because the problem for most syrians is not chemical weapons however gruesome that may have been on this or even other occasions the problem is the huge scale of conflict death and destruction that has taken place in syria in what has become an increasing be vicious sectarian war despite the fact it will be more than a week until t

congress deliver the same blow as the british parliament? and what happened to the president's red line? >> this is the indiscriminate, inconceivab inconceivable horror of chemical weapons. >> john kerry joins us. a and today the state of the obama presidency on this special edition of state of the union. >>> good morning and welcome to washington. i'm gloria borger in for candy crowley. this morning there is growing urgency over president obama's surprise request for congressional approval of military action against syria. this morning secretary of state john kerry told me the u.s. now has evidence that syrian forces used sarin in the august 21 chemical attack that killed 1400 people. members of congress will get a classified briefing on that in a couple of hours. and also this morning u.n. officials promise that impartial and credible investigation, but did not say when the results would be announced. earlier today, i spoke with secretary of state john kerry. mr. secretary, thank you so much for being with us this morning. i have to say th

as the british parliament debated and then voted down the idea of military intervention in syria right now the global community is waiting to see if the u.s. congress will follow suit and also continue in a spirited debate as obama has sent the idea of military intervention to congress. thomas there well those who are against a military attack in syria are out in force all over the world these are the protests in cairo the arab league members currently meeting there don't want a strike in syria but the gulf states led by saudi arabia are backing military action only of protesters gathered in front of the white house after obama's announcement and they were also crowds in new york even before the u.s. confirmed its plans for military action more than a thousand were seen in london chanting hands off syria in paris some held up signs saying president on land is a terrorist and then with david cameron and barack obama that sentiment was echoed in turkey as well britain's former first sea lord and security minister has told us that the intervention could have forseen consequences the dange

the british parliament voted no to military action. he didn't have the u.n.ssue. secretary of state john kerry saying that president obama wanted congress onboard to feel emboldened and stronger going in. take a listen to more of what secretary kerry had to say. >> i hope and pray we'll be seeing careful deliberation as appropriate exercise of american constitutional process. the united states is strongest when the congress speaks with the president, when the american people are invested because we've had an appropriate vetting of all of the facts. >> reporter: so moving forward the white house will continue to sort of build up its case for military action against syria. that continues today. administration officials are going to brief lawmakers on capitol hill. that starts at 2:00 p.m. then on monday, senators john mccain, lindsey graham will be here at the white house and will meet with president obama. their support could be key. they are hawkish members of this senate. they have called for regime change. they think president obama should be acting more fo

. >> wrote a letter to the british parliament. there's a reported plot by iran directing militants to attack u.s. interests if there's a strike against syria. this is from the wall street journal that says u.s. intelligence and deceptive messages from the leader to militants based in iraq. >> the one thing that everyone wants to know from president obama, is he willing to go alone if congress says no on syria. that's what bwas asked during a news conference. listen to how he responded. >> on the resolution to authorize the use of force. one of the big challenges right now isn't just republicans, but it's from some of your loyal democrats. it seems the more they hear from classified briefings that the less likely they are to support you. if the full congress doesn't pass this, will you go ahead with the strike? also senator susan collins, who breaks with her party to give you support she says what if we execute with this strike and he uses chemical weapons again, do we strike again? how do you answer her question? >> well, first of

appreciate you joining us. >> the british parliament is investigating prince charles for his business and political dealings. members of the british royal family are supposed to remind politically neutral. as lawrence lee reports there are concerns about how the presence of wals uses his billion dollar empire. >> they are packing up from the tourist season in cornwell. in truro there were the signs of the collapse of the high streets. on the edge of town there's a different story much plans have been agreed for a supermarket and housing on the fields - farming land owned by the duchy of cornwall. the development is worth $60 million to the local economy, creating 200 jobs and will sell local produce to help the farming community. thousands signed a petition against it. >> discussions held on greenfield sites and the need to look after small dairy farmers, the need to plant areas of wild flower meadow - he did it around high grove, his home in gloster shire, and you can't blame him for doing so. we'd like to see the same here. >> much of cornwall has been the property of the duke since

why wasn't the british parliament prepared to give your prime minister support? >> of course, i wanted the british parliament to give the prime minister their strong support. like america, we live a very vibrant democracy so we accept that. >> rose: but it raised questions as to what were they representing? those who said no? >> you're asking know represent the opposite point of view. but in. >> rose: well -- >> but in trying to describe that i think there is a -- we are seeing some of the hangovers from the experience of iraq. >> rose: that's what tony blair said. >> it's left people doubting in the past. intelligence, evidence. intelligence that is presented to them. doubting to a greater extent a prime minister in taking their word as to whether we need to take military action. now such skepticism about this is not necessarily unhealthy but i think it was those factors that were at work and a desire to see some sort of negotiated settlement as it has turned out, the threat and the point of military action by the united states has produced a major change in the

. >> the british parliament obviously has ruled out any type of military intervention.hat's not to say that they're not undoing anything. tell us more about that. >> britain finds itself in a very odd position here. they're still very hawkish at least with that the government for some sort of military strikes. you have foreign minister with my hague right now sitting down with the e.u. foreign ministers pressing for some sort of strong response, but the british parliament has said they won't participate in the military action. never theless, britain is still very much in the mix here. what they have done today is announce a major contributions to humanitarian aid. they're going to pledge around $80 million to supporting refugees, things like chemical medicine to counter act chemical attacks. this actually takes britain's contribution to the humanitarian effort to britain's largest ever contribution, around $600 million. this is a huge contribution by britain. >> that is a significant amount of money. we'll have to see what else the president and secretary kerry are able