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Updated: Tuesday, 11 Dec 2012, 9:57 AM EST
Published : Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 7:53 PM EST

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Although some officials say the USS Eisenhower is scheduled to return to port by the end of the month, her homecoming may be delayed based on the president's recent statements regarding the conflict.

President Barack Obama sent a stern warning to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad a few days ago.

"If you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable," Obama said

The Eisenhower went through the suez Canal Dec. 1 and was off the coast of Syria the following Tuesday. Aboard the Eisenhower are eight fighter/attack squadrons with 8,000 Sailors. Alongside the Eisenhower is the Norfolk-based Iwo Jima Amphibous Ready Group carrying almost 3,000 Marines.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command in Norfolk told WAVY.com Monday that as far as he knows, the Eisenhower is expected home by the end of the month.

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