brand-new supreme court justice. is that a good thing for you? caution. you are about to enter into the no spin zone. "the factor" begins now. ♪ hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thank you for watching "the factor." the usa attack syria, that is -- subject of this evening's talking points memo. around 9:00 eastern time, 50 missiles were launched from american warships in the eastern mediterranean sea. 59 missiles hit their targets. the goal is to destroy an air base from which syrian planes recently dropped sarin gas on civilians, killing 30 children. 30. and 20 women, according to the syrian observatory for human rights. according to reporting based on a variety of cities, this is the fifth time, at least, the fifth time, syrian dictator assad has violated the geneva conventions