for example, since buying wyeth in 2009, pfizer cut 4.$6 billion of research spending, announced planso close at least seven laboratories and ended work on diseases such as asthma, and allergies. >>> president obama downplayed the prospect of immediate strikes in syria, while ruling out military action all together over the russian invasion of ukraine. for more on the administration's foreign policy challenges, and threats to this country, i'm joined by retired major general robert scales, fox news military analyst. of the general, good to have you with us. >> hi, lou. lou: breathtaking admission some would say we do not have a strategy which to contend with islamic state. even, as, we're reporting here, that, the shooter in the fort hood terrorist attack. >> right, was a an acolyte of baghdadi and the islamic state almost five years ago. >> right. you know, a little war college 101, lou. anytime you take on an enemy, the first thing you do you develop a strategy. from that you develop a campaign plan. and from there you come up with lines of operations. you come up with courses of act