Since the early months of 2011, Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad has sought to suppress domestic dissent through the extensive use of deadly force

If President Obama sought to involve the United States in the crisis, what formal and informal powers could he use to enlist congressional and public support?

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Outline the use of the federal bureaucracy to assemble information.
2, Discuss presidential reliance on party relationships and ideological alliances to develop a congressional coalition of support.
3, Define an extensive presidential public relations campaign to build public awareness of the need for action.
4, List legislative initiatives that may need to be introduced in the Congress.
5, Detail the use of executive orders to coordinate the implementation of U.S. policy through a large number of different bureaucracies.