"Today the House begins formal consideration of the president's request to use military force in Syria. It is a cliche, but true: There are no easy answers. Syria and much of the Middle East are a mess," said Chairman Ed Royce, R-Calif.
Kerry pressed the administration's argument that there is a preponderance of evidence that chemical weapons were used, necessitating the need for a U.S. military response. "It did happen, and the Bashar al-Assad regime did it." he said.
"The world is wondering whether the United States of America is going to consent through silence to stand aside while this kind of brutality is allowed to happen without consequence," he said, appealing to lawmakers to consider their own place in history if they oppose action against Assad.
"And history, I think, everyone here knows holds nothing but infamy for those criminals (like Assad). And history also reserves very little sympathy for their enablers. And that is the gravity of this moment. That is really what is at stake in the decision that the Congress faces."
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