Hagel: US naval forces move closer to Syria

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ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT OVER THE PACIFIC (AP) The Pentagon is moving naval forces closer to Syria in preparation for a possible decision by President Barack Obama to order military strikes, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel suggested on Friday.

Hagel declined to describe any specific movements of U.S. forces. He said Obama asked that the Pentagon to prepare military options for Syria and that some of those options "requires positioning our forces."

U.S. Navy ships are capable of a variety of military action, including launching Tomahawk cruise missiles[.]

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-politics/20130824/AS--Hagel/

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I have a feeling that Assad will meet with Gaddafi soon.

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There is this as well:

Syria ally Russia urges cooperation with UN

BEIRUT (AP) Russia on Friday added its diplomatic weight to demands for a swift probe into an alleged chemical weapons attack that has injected new vigor into calls for international military action in Syria's civil war.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20130823/ML--Syria/

Looks like Obama has to jump, or lose face. I don't think Obama has the balls to say, "No."

Edited August 24, 2013 by The Patriot