US Warships Deployed In The Mediterranean Are Ready To "Strike Hard" On Syria

USS Mahan (DDG 72) (AFP Photo)

US Warships Ready To "Strike Hard" On Syria If Ordered: Navy -- Economic Times

WASHINGTON: US warships deployed in the Mediterranean are ready to "strike hard" on the Syrian regime and degrade its capabilities if ordered by President Barack Obama, a top Navy official has said.

"I guarantee you that if we are called upon to strike, we will strike hard and we will strike fast," Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said.

His remarks came a day after Obama addressed the nation seeking support for "limited" military action if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime refuses to give up its chemical weapons arsenal.

"As the president said last night, it (the attack) will be targeted and it will degrade the Assad regime's capabilities," Mabus said in a speech at the National Defence University here.

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