Are occupying Syrian oil fields really worth going to war with Russia over?
U.S. troops last weekend reportedly found themselves in a standoff with Russian forces trying to gain access to key oil fields in northeastern Syria.
The Saturday standoff — first reported by Turkish media outlets, citing unnamed local officials in the Turkey-Syria border region — seems to have ended without any shots being fired or any real risk of violence between the two sides. American military personnel reportedly stopped a Russian convoy near the town of Rmelan, and the Russian forces then apparently turned back and returned to their home base.
Still, the near-clash serves as a reminder of the high stakes in Syria, where the U.S. military’s mission involves guarding oil fields and preventing them from falling into the hands of the Islamic State, Russian forces and other actors.
The United States should withdraw from this area immediately. We have no national security or strategic interests in Syria.
The United States is now energy independent due to deregulation and some of the economic policies implemented by the orange man. So we don’t need this oil.
It’s obvious that we are only over there because our presence benefits Israel. But neither Israel or Syrian oil is worth going to war with Russia. Unfortunately, the orange man has been bullied by Jews and neocons into continuing this military presence.
