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By Noel Young, Correspondent

August 31, 2013 | 1 min read

You could almost hear the collective gasp as it ran round the world.

Live on TV - and that included Syrian State TV- President Obama announced that he was determined to attack Syria in retribution for the poison gas attack that killed 1400 in Damascus 10 days ago.

BUT ... only after giving Congress, due back on Sept 9, the chance to vote on it.

Congress? These Republicans in the lower house who have been kicking him in the teeth for the past few years? Will they really see that America's reputation is at stake and put patriotism before party politics?

Obama certainly made it crystal clear today what the issues are.

Will he quit if defeated? And where does America go then? Should Cameron have quit when he was defeated?

Let's have your comments.