/ Source: Martin Bashir
[Top Links] The U.S. is preparing for "three days" of missile strikes against Syria in order to send a message to Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the latest NBC News report. 
Top Story: The U.S. is preparing for “three days” of missile strikes against Syria in order to send a message to Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to the latest NBC News report.
- “We have moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take.” -U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (BBC News)
- Syrian officials are responding to the threat of a missile strike with a warning: “We have the materials to defend ourselves. We will surprise others,” Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said at a news conference Tuesday. (CNN)
- The reason? “Our sense of basic humanity is offended not only by this cowardly crime but also by the cynical attempt to cover it up.” -Secretary of State John Kerry, discussing the “undeniable” evidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical agents against its own people (NBC News)
- But Syria is challenging those claims, saying there is no proof that its military has used chemical weapons against civilians (USA Today)
- However, talk of a strike doesn’t come without opposition: both Russia and China have also stepped up their warnings against military intervention in Syria in light of the U.S.’ announcement…
