WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES OF DEAD BODIES AND PEOPLE SAID TO BE SUFFERING AFTER A GAS ATTACK<br/> <br />Fighter jets race into the sky at Turkey's Incirlik air base -- a strategic site for the United States Air Force and less than an hour's flying time from the Syrian border.<br/> <br />Attention has switched here as the U.S. and some allies weigh up direct military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad following a suspected chemical attack last week.<br/> <br />U.S. and European officials are said to be aiming for a limited strategic assault, which could come within days -- they say Assad carried out a poison gas attack that killed hundreds of Syrian civilians.<br/> <br />During a visit to Brunei, U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that any military strike would follow international consensus.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) UNITED STATES DEFENSE SECRETARY, CHUCK HAGEL SAYING:<br/> <br />"And I think it was made clear by President Obama, and I have said it in a number of occasi