By Michael Zennie PUBLISHED: 18:39 EST, 23 August 2013 | UPDATED: 19:16 EST, 23 August 2013 The U.S. military is preparing for a long-range missile attack on Syrian government targets, it was claimed today. The revelation comes as evidence piles up that the murderous regime of Bashar al-Assad was behind the suspected chemical weapons attack Wednesday that killed an estimated 1,500 Syrians in a Damascus suburb. The preparation for a military strike could mean that President Barack Obama intends to make good on his threat of 'enormous consequences' if Assad crossed the 'red line' of using chemical weapons against his own people.
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U.S. Sixth Fleet moved missile destroyers closer to Israel to put them in position for attack
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Joint Chiefs Chairman will present President Barack Obama with a strike plan on Saturday
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Obama seemed to put the brakes on talks of a unilateral strike, saying that the U.S. would need a coalition or U.N. support
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Government of Bashar al-Assad denies using chemical weapons and blames rebels
The Syrian regime has strongly denied that it has used chemical weapons, however the regime refuses to allow @placeholder inspectors into the country to examine to site and confirm whether chemical weapons were used.