it seems as though, well, we have these destroyers off the coast, we can just lob some tomahawk missellsl warehouse stores, nobody gets killed and it's not messy at all. >> it's not some simple war in a country in the mideast. this is a fight between bashar assad and the rebel groups within his country. on a broader perspective it's a fight between hamas and hezbollah. and in a broader view this is a battle between iran and saudi arabia and other gulf states for influence over the region. this could flower into a major conflict really quickly. >> let's get back to the congressional approval. okay if he asks for it and congress says no, then what do you do? >> he says he reserves the right to act then to still take military action if he believes there's imminent danger. >> he's ready to go it alone with only france by our side, the president is willing to do what he criticized for many years when he ran for president against him. that is the kind of lone ranger attitude as he described it of his predecessor george w. bush. >> even though president bush did seek congressional approval. som