sources tell fox news the forces have assessed the chances of such retaliation are slim because syria nor iran are willing to face a forceful counter strike. translator: despite low probability of israeli involvement we decided to deploy the iron dome batteries and other interception systems. reporter: the british parliament voted to reject a force. sources tell fox news the operations will target bashar al assad s command and control facilities as well as missile launchers. senior obama administration officials of course would not confirm that but they did confirm those targets were among the options that d.o.d. presented to the president. again, to emphasize, britain is no longer on board.
died since that uprising began there more than two years ago. japan is apparently taking seriously the threats from north korea and getting ready for a possible attack. japanese television reports the military is setting up missile defense systems at three bases, including one outside tokyo. the defense minister also reportedly warned warships with interception systems to be ready to shoot down any rockets headed their way. the pentagon has moved missile defense systems to guam after the north north koreans threatened an attack on the united states. president obama says america has lost a true friend with the death of margaret thatcher. her children say the first and only female british prime minister died peacefully today after suffering a stroke. margaret thatcher was 87. president obama says americans will never forget how margaret thatcher stood shoulder to shoulder with president reagan to help end the cold war. in fact, it was soviet reporters who first called her the iron lady a