washington members u.s. congress party friday back president donald trump cruise missile strike syria demand develop strategy deal broad conflict consult congress action big foreign policy decision presidency trump order fire cruise missiles syrian air base u.s. officials say launch point deadly chemical weapons attack syrian civilians week strike well plan well execute certainly pinprick send message ... use chemical weapons something syrian president bashar al-assad impunity republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tell news conference mcconnell say vice president mike pence call explain rationale strike one series call administration officials members congress begin shortly strike extend midnight thursday even senator bob corker chairman senate foreign relations committee call attorney general jeff sessions secretary state rex tillerson trump see devastation syria visit refugee camp say become emotional hear news talk president last night tell proud country corker say democratic senator mark warner vice chairman senate intelligence committee say trump director national intelligence dan coat call hopeful strike convince assad regime action never repeat warner say statement partisan debate deal syria bitter 2013 then-president barack obama run stiff resistance many republicans include mcconnell propose military action retaliate chemical attack cross obama red line many democrats pay political penalty back republican president george w. bush war iraq also oppose intervention obama abrupt decision fire missiles instead work russia remove assad chemical weapons infuriate many republicans back democratic president proposal conflict syria drag seven years devastate country destabilize region leave millions homeless republican senator marco rubio say want broad strategy would love one yesterday day like one already rather design correctly say leave brief general joseph dunford chairman joint chiefs staff lawmakers insist trump seek congress approval additional military action congress must live constitutional responsibility debate authorization use military force sovereign nation democratic leader nancy pelosi write letter ask speaker paul ryan call house representatives back washington debate formal authorization use military force house due return late april republican senator rand paul member foreign relations committee call syria strike illegal u.s. constitution declarations war require congressional approval chance weigh weigh whether paul tell reporters democratic senator chris murphy another committee member say congress assert risk lose constitutional right declare war think devastate future role congress foreign affairs authorize action see president would ever come congress murphy say u.s. lawmakers back syria strike demand plan trump