But again, that was President Obama's choice not to respond, not to really come to Congress with a robust authorization, something that actually not tie the hands of a future president. That's the reason why President Obama could not get authorization for use of military forces because he was asking for one that was too weak. He never made the case to the American public of why the events in Syria was in America's national interest. (02:07–02:11)
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Asserts that Obama's request for military force authorization was too weak to gain approval.
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