on bass. the strikes in coordination with britain and france focused on the regime's chemical weapons capability. listened to the president tonight. >> my fellow americans, a short time ago i ordered the united states armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of syrian dictator bashar al assad. the purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread and use of chemical weapons. establishing this deterrent is a vital national security interest of the united states. we are prepared to sustain this response until the syrian regime stops its use of prohibited chemical agents. >> the president speaking from the white house. i want to bring in pamela brown,