Robert Gibbs on Syrian Intervention: If Congress Says ‘No,’ Obama Should Accept

The former White House spokesman says the president needs to make the case for intervention

Robert Gibbs: Obama Needs To Address Public, Make Case For Syria (RealClearPolitics)

ROBERT GIBBS: It's really incumbent on the president to go speak directly to the American people about what’s at stake for this country and how we face down dictators that use chemical weapons against their own people. It’s an important message to be heard not just in Damascus, but in Iran and by Hezbollah

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GIBBS: I think he will get the votes. I think the Senate will be much easier. I think it will be very, very difficult in the House, I think folks will spend a lot of time on the phones.

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