There are so many players fighting for supremacy in that nothing nation: Assad; anti-Assad rebels; jihadists ISIS; Russia; Iran; Turkey, and the USA.
Personally, I'd rather Russia get a warm water port if we get the frig out of there. So what if they do? They will never attack the USA or allies because of MAD. Even the power-hungry ex-KGB Putin knows that.
I am so tired of watching our youth die and maimed for the Middle East. There was a time we needed to be involved due to oil energy for our standard of living. We now export oil.
I know I'm being simplistic, but why are we fighting over Syria, of all places? If the US wants to be the police of the world and fight for humanitarian reasons, there are plenty in Africa that need our might.
Let Russia (Putin) have Syria and deal with the never-ending wars of the ME. We still have our Tridents and he and the entire world knows it!!!
Someone please explain to me why the US is involved in Syria.
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GREED - HRC and accomplices make money from toppling a leader, installing a puppet leader who signs leases for whatever natural resources, money, etc. Runs it through the Clinton Foundation. Same play book as they used in Bosnia with Marc Rich. Watch the video below for about 15 or 20 minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y95HbFpQckI
In addition, from a geo political stand point they can build a pipeline through Syria. Notice Putin did not interfere with the other wars? Putin will do all he can to keep this port and make sure that any oil in a pipeline will be Russian not Saudi.