The United States military arrived in Syria and are ready to strike at any moment. This was reported by the journalist of the TV channel i24News David Schuster, referring to sources in the Pentagon. "The US military: all the necessary means (ships, combat aircraft and cruise missiles) are in place, armed and ready to attack Syria. Orders from President Trump are now expected "at any time," he wrote on his Twitter account. Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Information Policy and Media Relations Alexei Pushkov believes that for the US the main thing is to show its strength in Syria. At the same time, they are not interested in who used chemical weapons in the Duma. Trump and his advisors discussed the possibility of a strike, reports The New York Times.

It is noted that the administration counts on a more extensive attack than on April 7, 2017, when they struck a missile strike at the military base in Homs province. At the same time, the politician wants to carry out the operation not in one day and attack several objects at once, but Trump is not yet ready to involve the military in a serious conflict. "The direction of bombers and fighters with American or French pilots for strikes against Syrian airfields or other targets is considered risky, since it will lead to a deepening of the conflict if one of the pilots is shot down," the newspaper notes..