In New York, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said there is currently no intelligence indicating the possibility of an attack on the city should the Obama administration launch a strike on Syria.
But the threat of war comes as the New York Police Department already was planning to ramp up its security around the city ahead of the Jewish holidays — including Rosh Hashana, which begins at sundown Sept. 4 — and the upcoming anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
In a meeting with Jewish leaders on Tuesday night, Kelly said the NYPD is constantly monitoring world events, including the action in Syria, and insisted the force will be “as well-prepared as any big police department in the country to respond.”
“We’re always looking over the horizon. We are aware of conditions throughout the world, we have a large police force, and we’re always looking at contingencies, things that may happen,” Kelly said, according to WCBS “I can only tell you that we will respond, in our judgment, accordingly if something happens overseas. We've always been concerned about what happens throughout the world. It’s become much smaller after 9/11.”
Kelly’s comments echoed what other law enforcement agencies around the country were saying amid speculation the United States and its allies could soon strike at the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad for allegedly using chemical weapons against his own people.
