Citing increased complexity in the US operation in Syria, the Pentagon has announced they will send a small contingent of mechanized infantry, and several Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles, back into northeast Syria.
Officials are describing this as a “force protection” mission, and are linking it to an incident last month in which a US vehicle was side-swiped by a Russian vehicle. The US forces in Syria are confined to a small area, and officially they are there as part of a mission to take Syria’s oil.
There are currently an estimated 500 US troops in Syria, and this deployment will see an estimated 100 more troops sent to the country. Though media reports are calling this a show of force, it’s not clear that an extra 100 troops are going to mean that much in the grand scheme of things.
These troops will be moving in through Kuwait. Though the US presence in Syria is fairly small, even 100 additional troops could be quite expensive, and make this war for oil even less economical for the Trump Administration.
Bumper cars with junk on dusty highways is one the myraid games the us military plays illegally in lands they have no right to be in…
They have ratcheted up the “outrageous” factor to levels unseen before. There’s going to be an explosion; and one can’t avoid concluding that that is precisely what Netanyahu/Trump is trying so assiduously to ignite, …before they lose the presidency.
“These troops will be moving in through Kuwait. Though the US presence in Syria is fairly small, even 100 additional troops could be quite expensive, and make this war for oil even less economical for the Trump Administration.”
And we all know the Don only likes wars that we win and can do on the cheap. A true peace president. Plus the mention of Kuwait should remind everyone of the fact that we are never leaving that region
Trump can send em in as fast as he pulls em out. Shuffle the mayhem! Pick a quagmire, any quagmire…
To see what Syria will be like in 15 years all one has do do is look at the failed poverty and totally corrupt entity called Iraq.
Iraqs Kurd control some of Iraqs best oil deposits, and even though they have seats upon Iraq ministry of oil, it is through US and NATO that directs who and at what price Kurds get. And let Lkurds decide “if” ministry gets a cut.
Iraq is so poor financially and lacking in energy and infrastrure engineers they have to go through the financials within Green Zone and pay out of its own meager returns on sold oil to foreign firms to do work.
Iraq wants new roads, bridges, dewer and water plants, they agree contractors fees and that domestic workers make up minority on projects.
Intrrnal industries,even agricultiral have to import the raw materials.
Concrete is lited upon interational commodity exchange so when Iraq wanted to set up own production facilities they were denied by international finanials who sold contracts for and demanded. Domestic processing plants be predominately owned by foreign concerns.
World Bank and International Funds loaned are a marginal 5-10% rates to insure principals. Can never be paid; some European and regional banks , countries that preach interest is usury , charge higher rates
It cost more to unload shipping , imports, and almost zero fees for foreign owned exports, contractors are paid for by taxpayers run by internationals, and USi, in Iraq than in any ME or Mediteranean nations port fees.
Iraq may cost US taxpayers a lot, Green Zone imports everything and is luxurious and cost US $12,000,000 a month to sustain, but corporates allied with US are making 10’s of millions to billions yearly on Iaq poor peoples backs.
US State and DOD clucks are paid dpuble wages over norm. Have golf courses?luxury apts, saunas and multiple pools, beauty parlors, cockail lounges and gift shops that liquor, clothing, jewelry or electronics are duty free.
Stealing Syrian oil, US Treasury now list it as a US Foreign Owned Asset, is chump change compared to what, once Assad is dead and area been Balkanized, they plan on making in future rebuilding of Syria.
The embassy in Iraq is owned by US and NATO, not any longer part of Iraq Sovereign.