OBAMA’S UNCERTAINTY: ‘I THINK IT’S FAIR TO SAY THAT I HAVEN’T DECIDED’ ON NEXT MOVE IF CONGRESS VOTES DOWN SYRIA ACTION

Battling stiff resistance in Congress, President Barack Obama conceded Monday night he might lose his fight for congressional support of a military strike against Syria, and declined to say what he would do if lawmakers reject his call to back retaliation for a chemical weapons attack last month.

“I think it’s fair to say that I haven’t decided” on a next step if Congress turns its back, the president said in an NBC interview, one of six he granted during the day as part of a furious lobbying campaign aimed...