On Saturday afternoon, President Obama issued a statement from the White House, saying he had decided to authorize a military attack on Syria to, in his words, “punish the Syrian administration and regime for its use of chemical weapons”. He also said he was going to give American Congress a voice. The Real News Network’s Paul Jay speaks to Chris Hedges about the significance of President Obama’s statement is Chris Hedges. Chris is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and senior fellow at the Nation Institute. His latest book is Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. He was The New York Times’ Middle East Bureau chief.