Apart from a few outlying territories, the Syrian War is for all intents and purposes over. The rebels are defeated and Assad endures. The war being over doesn’t appear to impact the US plans however.
Roughly 1,000 US troops are deployed in Syria, and officials say they have “no plans” to end that presence, or to lift sanctions aimed at regime change in Syria.
During the Trump Administration, US forces shifted focus to an oilfield with a new mission to “take the oil.” Illegality of that aside, it appears that plan remains in place.
John Kirby says the US goal in Syria is “solely to combat ISIS,” an interesting position since the US almost never fights ISIS at all. Recent anti-ISIS operations were launched by Syria and Russia.
The US ditched anti-ISIS operations in Syria long ago, and now just is hanging out on the bases, and the oilfields, waiting for something to do, and keeping another costly oversees operation on the books.
Throughout the war, the US armed factions in Syria, including rebels and the Kurdish SDF. US support for those factions is limited now and seems to have very little impact on post-war Syria.
The problem is that the US went from unrealistic exit strategies to none at all, following the failed strategy in Afghanistan to just keep the war going until victory magically happens or defeat is so complete they can’t keep up the pretense of effort anymore. US sanctions directly anathema to Syrian stability will endure, and that’s about it.
Like Ron Paul said, eventually they will have to leave when US goes broke or the dollar collapses.
But isnt Syria sending a wrong message to the terrorist ?
I’ll give them till the end of this year, or else they will be kicked out by force…!
Not likely.
Who invited the USA into Syria? or any of the other “humanitarian interventions ” of the Hegemon? To pretend that Russia invaded Ukraine (after 8 years of trying negotiations, refused by the “government” of 404) and had no justification, yet NATO did!!!!is the usual response of the Empire of Lies.
It is a flat out invasion, an act of war without a doubt. The Russian troops are there at the invitation of the government. We are invaders. We should leave.
and pay Syria reparations for damage done to Syria by the illegal invasion as well as for the murder/execution of Syrian citizens, and oil stolen
That would be nice BUT unlikely to ever happen.
I see that a few people overlooked your sarcasm. Congrats, it was pretty subtle.
And yes, it was lil ole me who downvoted you.
Yeah, I wasn’t sure. John used to be normal.
They starve poor people openly while they lecture the world about democracy and morality. My main problem with this is not that they’re doing it. My main problem is that we’re allowing them.
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Intervention (WAR) is the gift that keeps on ‘giving’…………………………………….
So if most of those 1000 soldiers are dead tomorrow from missile strikes will Israel order 1000 more? Should we counter with 500 to see if they’ll take it?
Congress can get us out by refusing to fund.
Congress, even the pwogwessives, know who the masters are.
I’m curious as to when the Elmer Fudd imitation became popular. I keep picturing him saying “wascully wabbit” every time I hear or read “pwogwessives”.
Repetition will be our undoing….
You can say that again!
“US Has No Plans to Withdraw From Syria Or End Sanctions Kirby: Troops solely there to fight ISIS”
Why would the US leave Syria when it is stealing 80% of the oil from Syrian oil fields?
As for sanctions and malfeasance the US is a headless horseman run by a shadow government of foolish young people NEOLIBs and evil NEOCONs who have an agenda of warmongering and conquest as if the US can perpetually dictate to the world.
Don’t know about the 80% number, but, in my humble opinion, just 1% is still theft. Then there is the matter of piracy on the high seas, taking over Iranian tanker ships, taking the product, then selling the product. “Rules based”, of course……………
“John Kirby says the US goal in Syria is “solely to combat ISIS,” an interesting position since the US almost never fights ISIS at all. Recent anti-ISIS operations were launched by Syria and Russia.”
This guy is a chronic liar. Did he start crying for effect? Funny how he says Ukraine’s decisions are Zelensky’s but apparently Syria doesn’t get that same consideration. The hypocrisy is thick.
Hypocrisy is our #1 export!
The dark side is strong in this one …
Stay in Syria and steal their oil with our troops. What a laughingstock our military’s operations have become. What moral high ground will they invent this time to justify this blatant occupation and theft.
Biden lost every shred of legitimacy in my eyes and is clearly unqualified to lead. His mediocre intelligence made his transformation into a war hawk an inevitability, and his age has irreversibly cemented that transformation.
I do not believe at this point there is any chance the hawks in DC will back down. I’m pretty much resigned to what’s over the horizon.
End of the empire.
And good riddance as well!
As long as we’re not glowing in the dark by the end of it, I won’t miss it.
“Fighting ISIS” my ass.
ISIS openly opposes Assad, therefore ISIS is our good buddy.
Rules for thee but not for for me says uncle psyco sam…
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Why are we still in Syria?
We are getting our ass kicked in Kherson, I’m ashamed of being Russian.
After I had recently re-studied US-Russia relationships during Obama’s presidential terms, especially the first one, I am beginning to understand President Biden’s steel-hard policies vs. Putin. Biden has concluded that Obama’s “soft reset” with Russia had been a diplomatic and security disaster for us, especially Putin’s unchallenged occupation of the Crimea. He has therefore swung to Cold War 2 or 3 or even worse, back to the days of Kornilov and Denekin. No meetings of US negotiators with Russian counterparts until Putin has been beaten into the dust and begs us to stop.
Kirby: Troops solely there to fight the legitimate Syrian government