to those giving Obama full credit for disarming Syria without violence, I would remind you...

[magical thyme]

143. destroyers for cruise missile attack were moved into place very early on.

That was reported widely.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57599944/u.s-preps-for-possible-cruise-missile-attack-on-syrian-govt-forces/
August 23, 2013 7:36 PM
U.S. preps for possible cruise missile attack on Syrian gov't forces

"If the U.S. goes in and attacks another country, without a U.N. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented," the president told CNN, "then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it -- 'do we have the coalition to make it work?' Those are considerations that we have to take into account."


http://freebeacon.com/u-s-warships-set-for-cruise-missile-strikes-on-syria/
"U.S. Warships Set for Cruise Missile Strikes on Syria

Four U.S. Navy destroyers armed with land-attack cruise missiles are positioned in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea as President Barack Obama considers ordering attacks on Syria for using chemical weapons against civilians.

Pentagon officials said the naval power includes the guided missile destroyers USS Ramage, USS Mahan, USS Gravely, and USS Barry. At least one missile-firing submarine is also said to be in the region. Britain also reportedly has dispatched a missile-firing submarine to waters near Syria."