U.S. preps for possible cruise missile attack on Syrian gov’t forces

U.S. preps for possible cruise missile attack on Syrian gov’t forces
Aug24
on August 24, 2013



ByDavid Martin, Holly Williams
(CBS News) WASHINGTON – CBS News has learned that the Pentagon is making the initial preparations for a cruise missile attack on Syrian government forces. We say “initial preparations” because such an attack won’t happen until the president gives the green light. And it was clear during an interview on CNN Friday that he is not there yet.
 
“If the U.S. goes in and attacks another country, without a U.N. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented,” the president told CNN, “then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it — ‘do we have the coalition to make it work?’ Those are considerations that we have to take into account.”
 
 
An attack on suburbs in Damascus suburbs has left hundreds dead. Poison gas used is suspected.

/ CBS News The attack on the Damascus suburbs, which left hundreds dead this week, is looking more and more like a poison gas was used. The United States warned Syria months ago that using chemical weapons could provoke a U.S. response.U.S. detected activity at Syria chemical weapons sites before attack Hundreds dead in Syria after alleged chemical weapons attack Syria opposition group claims 1,300 killed in chemical attack in Damascus suburbsPresident Obama’s national security adviser, Susan Rice, sent out a Tweet on Friday, calling what happened “an apparent CW (chemical weapons) attack.” And the commander of U.S. forces in the Mediterranean has ordered Navy warships to move closer to Syria to be ready for a possible cruise missile strike.



U.S. warships are moving closer to Syria for a possible cruise missile attack; but such an action has yet to be approved by President Obama

/CBS Launching cruise missiles from the sea would not risk any American lives. It would be a punitive strike designed not to topple Syrian dictator Bashir Assad but to convince him he cannot get away with using chemical weapons. Watch a report on Syrian activists gathering evidence to prove chemical attack Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey is expected to present options for a strike at a White House meeting on Saturday.Potential targets include command bunkers and launchers used to fire chemical weapons.However, officials stress President Obama, who until now has steadfastly resisted calls for military intervention, has not made a decision.U.S. intelligence detected activity at known Syrian chemical weapons sites in the days before the attack. At the time that did not appear out of the ordinary. But now it is part of the circumstantial evidence pointing toward an attack. more

In the report below Obama looks very tired which is strange because he has been on holiday perhaps all the party type lifestyle is caching up with him.