two days ago israeli war planes struck several military targets inside syria, they report. and fox news reporter leland vittert just got a first-hand look at israeli ground defenses should syria try to retaliate. >> israeli soldiers spent the day tweaking their tanks, making last minute adjustments and getting them ready for battle. we are just five miles right now from the syrian border. and if there was a ground war, this would be the tip of the spear heading in. more likely, a war in the air and that's why the iron dome missile defense system has now been laid out across the north to protect against missiles from hezbollah or from syria. >> shepard: bottom line an already complicated situation is growing more complicated by the day. especially it appears for the white house. ed henry is live there this evening. ed, it seems like conflicting signals on whether this red line has been crossed. >> that's right. because of that question, the president last august had suggested if chemical weapons were used by the syrian government, he