hi, julie. the u.s. has about 2,000 groups on the ground in syria. it s clear the pentagon would not like to get drawn into this. last night, i reached a senior u.s. defense official after the strike began to ask if the u.s. military was being asked to help israel and was told there had been no request for support or any political decision made as of yet about the u.s. military getting further involved. the white house just released the following statement. the united states condemns the iranian regime s provocative rocket attack from syria against israeli citizens. we strongly support israel s right to act in self-defense. iran s islamic revolution guard bears full consequences for its reckless actions, and we call on the i rgc including has a lot to take no further provocative steps.