Syria is about Russia and Russia is about the petrodollar. Nothing mythical about it. It has nothing to do with weak dollars or strong dollars or 1970s movies. The petrodollar arrangment is very real. It has been around for over 40 years-ever since we came off the gold standard.
Just in movies, cowboy.
No one else cares about “petro Dollars,” especially not Russia. Russia wants the opposite of such a policy.