U.S. Navy destroyer heads towards Syria as Trump mulls options over suspected chemical attack
- 6 years ago
A U.S. Navy destroyer has reportedly entered waters near Syria shortly after President Trump said he would be making a decision on America's response to Saturday's suspected chemical attack in Douma.
U.S. media also reported Tuesday that the USS Donald Cook is armed with the same Tomahawk cruise missiles the U.S. used on a Syrian airfield last year for an alleged poison gas attack on civilians.
President Trump has not ruled out a military option, saying "nothing was off the table."
The Syrian government and its allies, Russia and Iran, claim the attack did not happen.
U.S. media also reported Tuesday that the USS Donald Cook is armed with the same Tomahawk cruise missiles the U.S. used on a Syrian airfield last year for an alleged poison gas attack on civilians.
President Trump has not ruled out a military option, saying "nothing was off the table."
The Syrian government and its allies, Russia and Iran, claim the attack did not happen.