[familyop]

Oh, yeah. It's about warfare, so deception happens.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

IIRC....does Syria have an ally with Iran?

[Navy Patriot]

U.S. Still Operating In Syria, Readying Troops To Saudi Arabia Against Iran

This could be preparing to prevent sucessful sneak attacks on Saudi oil supply infrastructure, with the result tending to stabilize the market price of crude oil worldwide.

That would be a good result for the world economy.