Late on Friday, defense officials said a sixth U.S. warship has now been positioned in the eastern Mediterranean, near five U.S. destroyers armed with cruise missiles that could soon be directed against Syria as part of a "limited, precise" strike.
WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A sixth U.S. warship is now operating in the eastern Mediterranean, near five U.S. destroyers armed with cruise missiles that could soon be directed against Syria as part of a "limited, precise" strike, defense officials said late on Friday.
"For the most part they have been very precise precision strikes against Al Qaeda and their affiliates".
"For the most part, they've been very precise precision strikes against al-Qa'ida and their affiliates, and we're very careful in terms of how it's been applied".
"For the most part, they've been very precise precision strikes against Al Qaeda and their affiliates," the president said, "and we're very careful in terms of how it's been applied".
Mr Obama first admitted their use in 2012, saying: "For the most part, they've been very precise precision strikes against al-Qaeda and their affiliates, and we're very careful in terms of how it's been applied".
"For the most part, they have been very precise, precision strikes against al-Qaeda and their affiliates.
Kruse fired a precise strike inside the left post and Howard was beaten.
Even in the age of satellite-guided bombs, precise strikes depend on the presence of special forces to identify targets.
