Obama seeks approval from congress

If this was at all influenced by British parliamentarians let's hope that the example is fully mirrored and this rush to war is stopped. Obama might then have an opportunity to live up to his Nobel prize and work as hard as he has recently worked to justify bombing Syria to rather attempt to bring peace to the country - this will require dialogue with US friends and more importantly rivals.

President Barack Obama says the US should take military action against Syria and he will seek congressional authorisation for intervention. Link