02.09.2013 - 22:08 [ CNN ]

Obama officials try to sway House Democrats on Syria

About 70 lawmakers came back from recess on Sunday for a classified briefing with administration officials, and more briefings and hearings will take place throughout the week.

Sources said Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minnesota, was perhaps the most vocal on Monday‘s phone call. He argued the Obama administration is suffering from „historical amnesia“ and forgetting lessons from the wars in Vietnam and Iraq.