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There are other options. >> this leaves us a limited standoff attack using surface ships, cruise missiles, submarines, crews missiles, and munitions from airplanes, flying below the radar and air defense system at targets inside of syria of military value. >> right now here at the pentagon, they are awaiting a decision by the president. theyre standing by and im told theyre in a watch and wait mode as we speak. >> trace: jennifer griffin live. president obama just a short time ago presented the ...

Month. 500,000 u.s. troops on the ground. the institute for the study of war here in washington says there are other options. >> what this leaves us is a limited standoff attack using surface ships, cruise missiles, submarines and also precision guided munitions from airplanes all flying below the radar and air defense system at targets inside of syria military value. >> the u.s. could use warplanes from outside of syrian air space. thats what the israelis have done to some effect so there are o...

Populated areas and there is concern there i will will be civilian casualties as a result, bill. bill: what is the military option if there is one that falls short of all-out war but would send a message significant enough to the syrian regime? >> remember chairman of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey has talked just how costly it would be for the u.s. to get involved militarily involved in syria. he presented plans that would talk billions of dollars in costs. more than 500,000 u.s. troo...

We have intelligence services on the ground who could do a lot of the fact finding for us. i assume they are already doing that and i hope the administration comes from the conclusion more rapidly than what the u.n does that this in fact chemical attack delivered by assads regime. >> we know that naval ships are moving into the area. what could that mean? what potential options does it provide for us? >> it gives us a range of options with something we call precision guarding the standoff weapon...

In danger likely in limited danger. its most likely this is a standoff attack. u.s. warships and the eastern mediterranean. its a graver decision to be taken by the commander in chief. the big question from what we hear from the president is one, how sustained this attack will be and two, what is the goal? is the goal to send a message? or is it a bigger goal? is it to weaken the regime? is it to change the balance of power on the ground there? unlikely. lets listen to the presidents announcemen...