"We spend our time worrying about the U.N., the Arab League, Nato and too little time, in my opinion, worrying about the elected representatives of the United States. Do you think that you can act without Congress to initiate a no-fly zone in Syria? Without Congressional approval?" Sen. Jeff Sessions (R - AL)

"Our goal would be to seek international permission and we would come to the Congress and inform you and determine how best to approach this. Whether or not we would want to get permission from the Congress, I think those are issues we would have to discuss as we decide what to do." -- Leon Panetta

Senator Jeff Sessions (Armed Services Committee) was less than impressed with this thinking.

Breitbart:

Panetta: 'International Permission’ Trumps Congressional Permission For Military Actions