And if they don’t, he will follow Bill Clinton’s lead and do it anyway.

Via Politico:

President Barack Obama says he expects to get congressional approval for military action against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.

“I am,” Obama said when asked if he’s confident the White House will win the upcoming vote in Congress.

Obama spoke before a White House meeting Tuesday morning with key members of the congressional leadership.

“This is not Iraq, this is not Afghanistan,” he said. “This is a limited proportional step that will send a message not only to the Assad regime, but to other countries that may be interested in testing some of these international norms, that there are consequences.”