国会成员欢迎奥巴马总统寻求军事介入叙利亚的支持者的决定。参议院的共和党领导人Mitch McConnell称总统的领袖角色将由此加强。Rajini Vaidyanathan华盛顿报道。

We've heard from senator Corker on the Senate foreign relation's committee who says he's pleased that the president has listened to the suggestion to bring this issue to Congress, also Eliot Engel from the House foreign relation's committee who says the president's made a strong and convincing case to the American people and he's calling on the speaker to recall the house back from August recess to have a debate. It is worth noting that the latest opinion polls show that the American public isn't in favor of any kind of military intervention.

我们了解到参议院国家关系委员会的参议员Corker很高兴总统听从建议把这项议题呈给国会，而国家关系委员会的Eliot Engel称总统对美国民众做了一个强有力的决定，他还呼吁发言人重提八月休会期的问题并进行讨论。值得注意的是，最新民意调查显示，美国民众不支持任何形式的军事介入。

The British Prime Minister David Cameron who suffered a parliamentary defeat on Syria on Thursday said he understood and supported Mr. Obama's position. Earlier the Russian President Vladimir Putin said US allegations that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons made no sense. Mr. Putin said if the Americans have any evidence, they should present it to the UN Security Council.