"They cannot fall into the hands of the jihadists," warned Sen. John McCain on Sunday.

“Obviously we don’t want to do that unless it’s absolutely necessary,” said McCaskill.

“We’re going to have to up our game,” said Graham about preventing future terror attacks.

McCain called for an international coalition of troops to secure the country's chemical weapons stockpiles.

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) said on Sunday that the United States needs to take against the Syrian regime after evidence surfaced that it used chemical weapons against its own people.

Rep. McCaul said he believed the bombers had sophisticated training and that FBI was casting a "wide net" to find other suspects.

The Maine senator said that the Obama administration should be taking a cautious approach.

But the president cautioned that more “direct evidence” is needed to confirm a chemical weapons attack.

Air Force Secretary Michael Donley will be stepping down from the service's top spot in June, ending a nearly five year run as the Air Force's top civilian.