iran's response may be. but so far they're extremely cautious, chris. >> so we wait. so colonel, do you think israel's response was limited enough that both sides can now back away after showing, look, here's your warning. we have the ability to strike you. >> i don't see how it could be even more limited than it was. clearly calculated to reduce tensions, but to demonstrate that israel has the capability of doing and will do whatever it wants to do to defend itself. i think it's interesting that we consider it in juxtaposition with israel's defense of the attack by the iranians with the 350 munitions last week. it demonstrates two things, first of all, that israel can defend itself passively and the response yesterday demonstrates that israel will not stand by