From NPR News in Washington, I'm Barbara Klein.The White House submitted a formal request to congress for authorization to use military force in Syria.This after president Obama announced todayhe will seek congressional approval for a limited strike on Syriain response to the alleged chemical weapons attack on neighborhoods outside Damascus.NPR's Tamara Keith reportsrepublican leaders in the House say they'll take up the measure the week of September 9th.In a statement, House GOP leaders saythey are glad president Obama seeking authorization,and that by waiting until the week of September 9th,he'll have more time to make his case to both congress and the American people.Congresswoman Barbara Lee, a California democrat also saysthe president is doing the right thing."This is the democracy, and under the democracy, you know,the voices in the will of people need to be heard do their congressional representatives."Many in congress, and in the American public, remain skeptical of intervening in Syria.Others who support military involvement, saythe president should have gone around congress and that waiting in other week and a half is mistake.But in a statement, senator minority leader Mitch McConnell says a quote,the president's role as commander in chief, is always strengthened when he enjoys the express support of the congress.Tamara Keith NPR News.NPR's Peter Kenyon is in Beirut.He tells us Syria's opposition rebels were hoping for more immediate action.We are getting some reaction from the Syrian opposition and from the rebels.Abu Arfman , who's a leader of rebel brigade in Damascus suburbs，
