could bring the u.s. in direct conflict with russia and that is the last thing that they want. now that said, don, this is certainly a more robust coordinated effort in terms of strikes against syria than last year as secretary mattis said, we struck harder compared to last year where there was one target and there are multiple targets this year and he said around double the number of weapons were used in this case. i could say one of the questions raised tonight is the lack of congressional approval. that is something that the people are discussing. the president himself in august of 2013 criticized president obama saying he must get congressional approval before attacking syria. big mistake if he does not. that didn't happen. and we are told that white house officials and other administration officials did alert leaders on capitol hill of what would be happening here. also you have congress woman nancy pelosi and others coming out and raising questions about the strike, saying this is not a comprehensive strategy on syria. certainly there are questions when you hear the president say