As the US is pulling troops out of Afghanistan and changing its mission in Iraq, a Biden administration official made it clear in comments to Politico that there are no plans to pull troops out of Syria.
“I don’t anticipate any changes right now to the mission or the footprint in Syria,” the official said, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. There are currently about 900 US troops in northeast Syria.
“In Syria, we’re supporting Syrian Democratic Forces in their fight against ISIS. That’s been quite successful, and that’s something that we’ll continue,” the official said.
While the US claims its presence in Syria is to help fight ISIS, the region where US troops are deployed is where most of the country’s oil fields are. The occupation keeps the vital resource out of the hands of the Syrian government, which is part of Washington’s economic warfare against the country.
The US maintains crushing economic sanctions on Syria. The sanctions specifically target the energy and construction sectors, making it difficult for the country to rebuild after 11 years of war and exacerbating the humanitarian crisis. According to the UN, the number of Syrians that are close to starvation is at 12.4 million, or 60 percent of the population.
On Monday, President Biden announced the US “combat” mission in Iraq would be coming to an end, but US troops will remain in the country. There are currently 2,500 US troops in Iraq, and it’s not clear if any will be removed as Washington changes its mission to a strictly advisory one. Multiple media reports cited anonymous US officials who said changes to troop levels in Iraq would be minimal. One reason the US wants to hold on to its bases in Iraq is that they support the occupation forces in Syria.
“Nothing fundamental gonna change” J Biden POTUS Candidate 2020. So Trumps illegal oilfield occupation goes on
Y’all still don’t see the writing on the wall… It’s over.
US supports OSIS: Oil State In Syria.
Empire never knows that its empire is coming to an end
Who are these Syrian Democratic forces? Can anyone name a group which actualy holds any ground inside of Syria and is not allied with Al’Nusra (rebranded Al Queada)? One would have thought that after 9-11 the US would stop backing Muslim extreemists.
Please explain how the Biden administration is an improvement on the former POTUS .
No right to be in Syria, no right to stop Syrian allies from rebuilding, no right to sanction whoever you choose for disobeying illegal US orders. The USA’s “rules-based order” is refusal to accept that the USA is not the leader of the world
More splashy headlines (but read the fine print). Fewer stupid late-night tweets.
The MSM pushes fewer conspiracy theories so crackpot that they that would embarrass The John Birch Society. Instead, the press goes back to slobbering and gushing like a teenage girl with a crush on a pop idol.
“…the press goes back to slobbering and gushing like a teenage girl with a crush on a pop idol.” LOL
“According to the UN, the number of Syrians that are close to starvation is at 12.4 million, or 60 percent of the population.”
Now if I’m a Syrian would I want to slit the throat of every American I come in contact with? And would I then be a “terrorist”? A plane runs into our buildings and we go on a 20 year rampage. What would we do if another country was sanctioning us into 60% of our population being on the verge of starvation? Where’s the fucking outrage?
The outrage is when the Generals who have been burning crops and destroying grain silos in Syria come home and are thanked “for their services. “. It is not a coincidence that the ISIS is active only in areas under US control and fanout to carry out their assigned activity.
bingo!
After being thanked for their service, the generals go on to the MSM and get paid to to feed the population a diet of total bullshit about how vital war is. THEN they get lucrative consulting jobs with the MIC coming up with ideas for more mayhem. Absolutely revolting.
It would be nice to conduct a poll. Ask Americans if they feel worse for lab rats being tortured in medical experiments than Syrians dying from starvation because of US sanctions. I suspect that after the MSM brainwashing job, many Americans have already dehumanized the Syrians. The results could be close but more likely the rats would fair better because the Syrians are led by a “dictator,” just like the Iraqis, the Libyans, the Vietnamese, the Koreans, etc. A good percentage of Americans probably feel both actions are necessary because we are helping the Syrians become “free.” By the way, I do feel bad for the rats but human beings are more of a priority to me.
Easily proven by the reaction to Assad being accused of gassing his own people. The MSM screamed bloody murder and cheered on King Donald’s missile attack. But when the actions of the US government could cause the starvation of 12 million people, the MSM is mute. So, lab rats win out.
The USA is waging wars against civilian populations. Sanctions, starving people to death have quite the opposite effect of what they claim they want to achieve. Far more is gained by helping people to survive and rebuild; by sending food, medicines etc.
No money in that ..
Yeah. I’m pretty disappointed with the people in this country too.
I wonder is it the USA who destroys Damascus?
Syria, a sovereign country, DOES NOT WANT US THERE!! We have been on a mission to overthrow the government of Syria since the Eisenhower administration.
Eisenhower commissioned the overthrow of the governments of Iran (success!) and Syria.
the Congress weighed in as well, and they voted ‘no’ approximately 2014, if I recall correctly
the war on Syrian people is a shameful chapter in our modern history. we must stop sanctioning them and occupying and sponsoring radical islamic terrorist gangs (“moderate rebels”) to ruin their country and murder their police officers
the pope visited Damascus in May 2001 and held a huge mass at a soccer stadium, and he also visited interfaith meetings with leaders of all other confessional groups, living in peace with each other in this nation, up until we started terrorizing it in approx. 2011. I am ashamed of being an American when I consider what we have done to Syria.
Yep, the World’s most active Meddler and War Monger, the USA in action in Syria too. SURPRISED ????
If Syria didn’t have oil, the US wouldn’t be there. The US government is a thief on a global scale. Long gone is freedom, truth and the American way. It’s just the mob now. Stealing what it cannot buy because it has debased its currency and its future. Woe, woe, Babylon.