Naked Capitalism's Syria Links 9/5

Syria:

Divided Senate Panel Approves Resolution on Syria Strike NYT. 10-7 with two Democratic defections (Tom Udall and Chris Murphy) and one, Ed Markey, voting “present.”
Intercepted call bolsters Syrian chemical-weapons charge, Germans say McClatchy
Who the f— knows what it will cost? Hullabaloo
Escalation Rhetoric, in Six Simple Steps and Another Set of Questions About Syria James Fallows, The Atlantic
A Risible and Inept Performance Booman Tribune. h/t Susie Madrak. A notable barometer.
Liberal House Democrats Turn Up Heat on Syria Vote WSJ
Heritage Action opposes Syria strike The Hill
The Democratic Congressman Who Thinks He Can Stop the Syria War The Atlantic