Syria WAR: US admiral warns 'we are READY' as HUGE WARSHIP heads for Middle East

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Syria WAR: US admiral warns 'we are READY' as HUGE WARSHIP heads for Middle East
By CHARLOTTE DAVIS 15:00, Thu, Apr 12, 2018 | UPDATED: 15:01, Thu, Apr 12, 2018
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US NAVY admiral Eugene Black said there is a naval strike force “ready” following warnings from President Donald Trump that missiles “will be coming” to Syria.

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Donald Trump, backed by Britain and France, has proposed military action against the Syrian regime in response to a suspected chemical attack in the Syrian city of Douma on Saturday.

An American naval strike force is currently on route to the Middle East as the White House reveals all options are on the table.

The US Navy’s Rear Admiral Eugene Black defiantly stood outside the warship and said: “We feel pleased and proud of the Harry S. Truman strike carrier routine with 6,500 of the finest Americans you could ever sail with or serve with.

“We are trained. We are ready. Any mission, any time, anywhere – we are ready to go.”

Syria ally Russia has been at odds with the US after it warned against military action in the country following the suspected chemical attack which killed dozens of people on Saturday.

Russia's ambassador to Lebanon said any US missiles fired at Syria would be shot down and the launch sites targeted.

He told Hezbollah's al-Manar TV: "If there is a strike by the Americans then…the missiles will be downed and even the sources from which the missiles were fired."

President Trump hit back at the comments and said: "Russia vows to shoot down any and all missiles fired at Syria.

"You shouldn’t be partners with a Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!"

Reports emerged on Wednesday night that Theresa May had ordered British submarines within range of Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian forces as the Prime Minister moves ever-closer to military intervention, following the sick chemical attack in Douma in Syria last week.

But Assad's ally Russia has lashed out at the UK, belittling Royal Navy sailors as Moscow declared Mrs May may regret it.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said: “These are young men who do not even know what fate they are preparing for Syria or what fate Theresa May prepares for them.

“She may apologise for it later. But they have to live with it.”