President Obama is right to seek limited military response to
Syria  President Barack Obama has been making his case for
limited military action against Syria in response to use of
chemical weapons. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/The Associated
Press)  Clearly, the Oregon congressional delegation is not
eager to answer President Barack Obama's call to attack Syria
for use of chemical weapons. Four House members -- Democrats
Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio and Oregon's
only Republican, Rep. Greg Walden -- have already said they
won't be supporting him. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici say they're undecided.  They're hearing
little constituent encouragement, with one staff member
estimating that calls are running 40-to-1 in opposition.  Yet
there is good reason to listen closely when Obama makes his case
today for taking action. He and the United States confront the
Syrian government's use, against its own civilian population, of
weapons universally labeled outside acceptab