How many countries are we at war with?

What seem like a silly question?  The United States bombed Syria last night.  We bombed Syria last night.  A co-worker of mine is calling it the "Wag the Dog"effect.  U.S. Helicopters bombed a border town.  The U.S. claims they were chasing terrorists, the kind that don't blow up abortion clinics just in case you were confused, real terrorists. Syria called it a "serious aggression."  And the U.S. took a while to get the story together. Hopefully there was some intelligence involved.  More cynical people, my people, wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't a political move...four more years! of this?  

Anyone else scratching their heads asking what we as a county are doing?  Anyone else think that eight people dead maybe eight too many?  Change anyone?