Guided-missile destroyer the USS Donald Cook underway in the Mediterranean Sea in 2014. (U.S. Navy)
Bloomberg: Warship ruse and new stealth missiles: How the Syria attack unfolded
President Donald Trump's outrage over another apparent chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar Assad was clear. And for the second time in his presidency, the U.S. commander-in-chief demanded retaliation.
As images of sick or dying children flooded global media all week, the U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Winston Churchill was en route to the Mediterranean to join a flotilla of allied warships, including another U.S. destroyer, the USS Donald Cook.
It was a ruse.
While both vessels carry as many as 90 Tomahawk missiles -- the main weapon used in the Friday evening strike on Syria -- neither ship in the end fired a shot. Instead, according to a person familiar with White House war planning, they were part of a plan to distract Russia and its Syrian ally from an assault Assad's government could do little to defend itself against.
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More News On How The Syrian Attack Unfolded
'Big price to pay': Inside Trump's decision to bomb Syria -- Washington Post
Chaos, consultation: Inside Trump's decision to strike Syria -- ABC News/AP
Certain of gas attack, allies struck Syria before UN report -- AP
In Syria strikes, U.S. blurs red line for intervention -- Reuters
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