U.S. strikes will gain from a assad ,regardless of the element of surprise

Would not be surprised Syrian President Bashar al-Assad or his army if American missiles began to hit Syria soon .. But he may benefit in one way or another late strike as a result of the pursuit of U.S. President Barack Obama to win congressional approval for the move.

Officials and experts say U.S. defense Assad's forces can not keep enough of the goals of the reach of the U.S. military , especially since Washington and described the strike as having a very limited objectives .

Obama calls for limited military strike in response to an attack with chemical weapons that killed hundreds and the United States to receive the blame on Assad's forces .

And fixed targets , for example, can not be protected no matter how long the time. A U.S. official said , speaking on condition of anonymity ' You can not move or hide the building . '

The objectives include other fixed runways , but may not include any storage facilities with chemical weapons .

He said defense analyst Anthony Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies that hit fixed targets would reduce the major assets of the ASSAD , which ' can not be easily replaceable , such as command and control facilities and headquarters . '

He said ' These are permanent objectives .'

It is not clear yet when the U.S. will be a blow to Syria, but Assad was already in front of him plenty of time to prepare. Officials Americans have begun to talk openly about the possibility of striking Syria shortly after the chemical attack near Damascus on August 21 .

Even if Congress agreed to take military action , the final vote would not be likely before the middle of next week .

He acknowledged Another U.S. official also spoke on condition of anonymity that the delay added ' complications ' planning efforts .

He said that this ' may change the set goals . We will continue to revise the goals and options in accordance with the conditions on the ground . '

The Syrian opposition said that the Istanbul - based that Assad transfer of already some military equipment and personnel into civilian areas and put soldiers doubtful in their loyalty to him military sites as human shields in the face of Western strikes .

She pointed to the transfer of Scud missiles and projectiles and launchers , as well as soldiers to the sites , including schools and university facilities and government buildings within cities.

And this could hinder the ability of the United States to reach some goals.

He said the U.S. Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey told Congress that Obama ordered the army to draw up plans limit the collateral damage to civilians and civilian infrastructure.

He told lawmakers on Wednesday 'they move their resources and in some cases put the prisoners and others in places think we may have our target . And our intelligence is currently working on a follow-up of those moves. '

Became a question of whether the element of surprise will make a difference on the military level bone of contention in the debate on Congress to support Obama's plan .

Sen. John McCain, a Republican who pushed strongly toward military action in Syria this week he was ' shocked ' when Obama said the army had told him that the attack will remain effective if the attack within a month .

McCain said in Congress on Tuesday , ' when you say you will attack the enemy it is clear that he will disappear and makes it even harder . '

The Obama administration says that the planned attack aimed at a limited strike have a strong impact to deter Assad's use of chemical weapons in the future and also limit the ability to do so.

But the Obama administration said that any attack would not aim to topple Assad or change the direction of civil war in Syria in favor of the opposition .

Dempsey said that the U.S. goals include hitting targets directly related to the ability of the Syrian army to use chemical weapons as well as missiles and missile -borne .

He said that the air defenses that could be used to protect chemical weapons sites are also possible targets .

Dempsey said the lawmakers ' This package targets are still subject to revision . '

Despite this stated objective to deter Assad , the U.S. military can not guarantee that the strikes would prevent Assad from the use of chemical weapons in the future.

Even the goal of reducing the capacity of Assad is not clear. The United States did not list an obvious target for the extent of the damage which should be appended to this capacity.