host: jay solomon?uest: that is a big fear i think the real fear here is with iran. there have been mixed messages coming out of tehran. revolutionary guard has said, enough is enough. retaliationbe against u.s. interests in the mediterranean. iran, apresident of , they do notse want a direct conflict with the u.s. or israel. hezbollah has been accused of attacks in bulgaria. there is a lot of uncertainty and fear about what iran and hezbollah might do if there is a strike on syria. i don't think there is so much they will get involved hotel he. -- militarily. host: here is a question from "time" magazine -- will they follow the president into a war that no one wants? it's really tough because their constituents -- there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of support for this. overhadow of iraq plays all of this. host: publicly, house sayblicans and democrats they're not whipping. guest: there may be a sense in both houses of the congress that if the attacks, happens and things go wrong, the president woul

then a roundtable discussion with jay solomon. they will talk about potential military action in syria and its impact on the obama administration, its allies, and the middle east. " washington journal" is next. >> i know the american people are wary after a decade of war. even after the war in iraq has ended and the war in afghanistan is winding down. that is why we are not putting our troops in the middle somebody else's war. but we are the united states of america. we cannot turn a blind eye to the images like we have seen out of syria. host: good morning, the president's comments in his weekly address, particle -- part .f an intensive media campaign at the white house tries to build congressional support for mili

host: jay solomon? guest: that is a big fear. i think the real fear here is with iran. there have been mixed messages coming out of tehran. the revolutionary guard has said, enough is enough. retaliationbe against u.s. interests in the mediterranean. ae new president of iran, calmer response, they do not want a direct conflict with the u.s. or israel. hezbollah has been accused of attacks in bulgaria. there is a lot of uncertainty and fear about what iran and hezbollah might do if there is a strike on syria. much't think there is so fear that they will get involved hotel he. -- militarily. host: here is a question from "time" magazine -- will they follow the president into a war that no one wants? guest: it's really tough because their constituents -- there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of support for this. the shadow of iraq plays over all of this. host: publicly, house republicans and democrats say they're not whipping. guest: there may be a sense in both houses of the congress that if this happens, if the attack happens and things go wrong, the president would be