>> i want to bring in retired marine colonel steve ganniert.s time we're learning there were multiple targets. can you tell us specifically what was said and what was the scope of the attack? >> the tarlgts were similar. they were all chemical weapons, either production facilities, places where they stored chemical weapons. although the target set was very much like last year in hitting these facilities there were a greater number of facilities hit this time across all of syria. >> and what can you tell us about the coalition forces in the region? >> well, this was a true combined operation. we had u.s., french, and british aircraft and perhaps u.s. and french ships at sea, all launching these cruise missiles to hit the various targets around syria that all three countries had agreed on. >> reporter: now, will this attack, you think, deter chemical weapon attacks on the syrian people again by assad? >> this was more of a pumplg in the arm than a punch in the nose. i think another way to look at this is maybe this is the same message president t