defense of our personnel interest in iraq. marching f-15 strike eagle's against five targets associated with them. >> this is the iranian backed rogue militia acting to deny that rocky people their basic sovereignty. of >> the u.s. used the attack as an excuse and hold it responsible. if this is a weak pretense and it cannot be taken as just of it justification for defending ir iraq. >> mike: washington take a little holiday time and it's been a busy time for the national security experts and officials who have been dealing with aggression from iran and we are back with a panel. if chris, karen, and tom. tom, your thoughts? >> it's interesting that the u.s. took the offensive action. obviously, escalating tensions of the middle east but the administration really thrown the gauntlet down in the way they're