27 August
The U.S. could hit Syria with three days of missile strikes, perhaps beginning Thursday, in an attack meant more to send a message to the Syrian regime than to topple Bashar al-Assad or cripple his military, senior U.S. officials told NBC News.
The disclosure fed the growing drumbeat around the world for military action against Syria, which is believed to have used chemical weapons in recent days against scores of civilians and rebels who have been fighting the government for two years.
In three days of strikes, senior officials said, the Defense Department could assess the effectiveness of the first wave and target what was missed in further rounds.
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