european countries really coming down on the side of the opposition and being the critical factor in the overthrow of moammar ghadafi. in syria, there's been a lot of hot air. a lot of talks, a lot of meetings, a lot of condemnation. but at the end of the day, it really has changed nothing. now, more than 24 hours after this strike. i think the initial enthusiasm of some is beginning to fade when they realize that the russians seem to be de-escalating the situation. we heard from jim acosta, one of our reporters in washington, that a senior administration official there is saying this strike was not the bedinning of a broad attempt to somehow overthrow or undermine or weaken the regime of bashar al assad. so, after all this smoke, i don't think there's going to be much fire. hala?