Sixth U.S. warships in the eastern Mediterranean now , nearly five U.S. destroyers equipped with cruise missiles , could soon against Syria a "limited and precise " as part of the strike , defense officials said late Friday .
They stressed that " San Antonio " amphibious ship with hundreds of U.S. Marines on board , is for different reasons , and there are no plans in the region, the Marines on the ground to take any military action against Syria 's part .
An official said San Antonio 's passage into the Mediterranean was premeditated , but officials thought it prudent to keep the ship in the eastern Mediterranean in view of the current situation in the nearby destroyer .
"It is stored there, said:" As a precautionary measure , who was not authorized to speak publicly of one of the officials .
St. Anthony Day ( Thursday ) from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal transportation, new orders received on Friday kept in the eastern Mediterranean , the nearby destroyer , according to defense officials . This three ships carrying 2,200 Marines have been deployed in six months , one of the areas around the Arabian Peninsula .
The Obama administration announced last Friday , said that the Syrian government 's use of chemical weapons against civilians evidence . On Friday clear "cruel and flagrant " attack , it will punish Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in Damascus last week caused more than 1,400 people died.
Officials warned operate under discussion involves a limited and precise setting goals , it would be a very short time , in March 2011 against Libya different is the broader movement.
Three U.S. Navy destroyers typically remain in the Mediterranean but keep two additional destroyers , where the end of their deployment , with the evolution of the situation in Syria in the past week .
Every five destroyers carrying an estimated three dozen or more " Tomahawk" missiles sum of about 200 missiles , according to defense officials .
Bailunkalun analyst at Alfa Capital Partners , is expected to Syria's limited military strikes will use about 200 to 300 Tomahawk missiles , compared to about 221 for the operation in Libya .
Defense Department officials said more narrowly targeted against Syria operation may involve fewer missiles.
They cited the debate within the Obama administration to strike a proper balance between the limited cruise missile attack aimed at providing information on chemical weapons , as well as a broader attack , can be seen as powerful American civil war into Syria .
Military and civilian officials have expressed the need for caution in order to avoid cascading military conflict that could affect the entire region . Some officials warned that even the military helicopter attack can be seen as part of the U.S. presidential election disable Syrian military .
Retired Admiral Gary Roughead in 2011 to combat against Libya , who served as chief of naval operations , said any strike , there must be precisely targeted to do damage against Syria Syrian military headquarters and other key places the highest amount - and to avoid the possibility of retaliation .
Roughead said: "If you want to try to create an event , you really need to hurt them , " Now, Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University . "You're going to have to do something , would undermine the validity of the Syrian army , this will be their command and control , perhaps their leader, then they have the ability to control the air space ."



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