Jane Harman: “You do us a great service, and you are protecting our country.”

Should America offer robust leadership all over the world? The answer to that needs to be yes.

I think Congress has to enact an authorization to use military force for the region, which would identify the trade-offs and how to create a strategy for United States leadership that puts maximum pressure not just on Iran.

Absolutely, but the question we raised is whether the President's anticipated action this afternoon helps or hinders that goal.

This is a time, in my view, for Congress to step up and insist that secondary and tertiary ramifications of these issues be considered.