where they really need to get some rain. back to you, gregg. gregg: thanks very much. arthel: breaking developments on syria now with senior defense sources telling fox it's not a question of if but when the u.s. will launch a military strike. just one day after u.n. inspectors came under sniper fire as they investigated reports of a chemical weapons attack near damascus. and attacked the arab league now blames on the asad regime. joining us is retired lieutenant colonel cowen. good to see you, sir. >> good to be with you. thank you. arthel: if you were leading the charge, what would your strategy be? >> thanks for having me. look. i think the pentagon and the white house have to be driven by three considerations. number one is, we put no u.s. lives at risk. we don't want to lose everybody and don't want to talk about boots on the ground. number two, we want to minimize collateral damage, innocent