All Congressmen agreed on response on tonight's conference call about Syria. List of participants

[Laura PourMeADrink]

Unclassified Syria briefing exposes rifts among key lawmakers
By Julian Pecquet - 08/29/13 08:55 PM ET

Thursday night's briefing by top Obama administration officials exposed divisions among key lawmakers on what to do in Syria.

Lawmakers on the unclassified conference call said the officials made it clear that President Obama is still weighing his options but believes “beyond a doubt” that Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces used chemical weapons “intentionally” in an attack last week that rebels say killed more than 1,000 people.

They left convinced that Assad's forces were responsible for using chemical weapons, [font color=red]and that Obama should respond[font color=black]. But they were split on the timeline, with some calling for an immediate and forceful response while others said the president must make his case to the American people.
<snip> more at link
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/319549-syria-briefing-exposes-rifts-among-key-lawmakers

Members of Congress participating in the briefing included:
· Speaker John Boehner, R-OH
· Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-CA
· Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, Assistant Majority Leader and Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
· Senator John Cornyn, R-TX, Republican Whip
· Representative Eric Cantor, R-VA, Majority Leader
· Representative Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, Majority Whip
· Representative Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Democratic Whip
· Senator Charles Schumer, D-NY, Democratic Conference Committee Vice Chair
· Senator Barbara Mikulski, D-MD, Chair, Appropriations Committee
· Senator Carl Levin, D-MI, Chairman, Armed Services Committee
· Senator Robert Menendez, D-NJ, Chairman, Foreign Relations Committee
· Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, Chair, Select Committee on Intelligence
· Senator James Inhofe, R-OK, Ranking Member, Armed Services Committee
· Senator Bob Corker, R-TN, Ranking Member, Foreign Relations Committee
· Senator Saxby Chambliss, R-GA, Ranking Member, Select Committee on Intelligence
· Senator Patrick Leahy, D-VT, Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
· Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC, Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
· Senator Thad Cochran, R-MS, Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
· Representative Bill Young, R-FL, Chairman, Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense
· Representative Ed Royce, R-CA, Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee
· Representative Mike Rogers, R-MI, Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
· Representative Nita Lowey, D-NY, Ranking Member Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
· Representative Buck McKeon, R-CA, Chairman, Armed Services Committee
· Representative Eliot Engel, D-NY, Ranking Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
· Representative Dutch Ruppersberger, D-MD, Ranking Member, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
· Representative Kay Granger, R-TX, Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
--Source: White House
--This report was updated at 9:38 p.m.

[David__77]

1. We will see what the reality is.

All the more political careers endangered, if true.

[spanone]

2. nothing like a targeted bombing to bring bipartisanship to congress

[Billy Love]

3. Until further notice from UN, Obama should stay put.

And order all of his commanders not to take action on Syria and leave them alone.

On edit: I don't see any of the participants from Rep. Lee's signatories..

http://lee.house.gov/sites/lee.house.gov/files/Lee%20Letter%20to%20President%20Obama_Syria.pdf

[NightWatcher]

4. So Obama checked with a select group of 25ish reps and they decided it was fine

Is this a suitable replacement for a full congressional vote?