This fictionalization would be credible except for a demand for a cut of the oil.
A country in as weak as a position as we are in Syria, and, at the same time, breaking records in our own oil production, simply doesn’t need the little bit possible in Syria - especially given the politics on the ground there, regardless of the war outcome. Nice try though, I think it was a play at the of us who are convinced we only went after Assad for an oil pipeline, when the REAL PROBLEM that Hillary had with Assad was that he had successfully showed how a majority-Muslim country could be run in a way that ALL MINORITIES (including Christians) were respected and safe.
The other two items were actually an excellent summary of we could try to hope for there - we want to protect Israel by keeping Iran away and we still think we can distinguish between so-called ‘terrorists’ and ‘normal people’ from that part of the world, as if there’s any sharp dividing line.
Almost had me!
If you want, please follow news from the US Embassy in Syria. We haven’t even had one there since early February 2012, but our government tries pretending we do.
Talk about fiction.