US Military Secures Damascus Base, Calls it 'Counter-Terrorism'

So, the US military is establishing a permanent presence at a Syrian airbase. The New Arab, quoting 'local sources,' tells us this is a 'decade-long effort to combat the Islamic State group.' Funny, because in 2018, then-President Trump explicitly ordered a withdrawal from Syria, stating 'We have won against ISIS.' Fast forward, and US troops are still there, now expanding their footprint in a

sovereign country without official invitation. One might wonder if 'counter-terrorism' is simply a rebranding for occupation, especially when considering the 2002 Iraq War push, also cloaked in national security rhetoric. This 'strategic repositioning' appears less about ISIS and more about regional geopolitical maneuvering. Syria, like Iraq and Libya before it, is treated as a playground for

foreign powers. The silence from mainstream US media on this undeclared presence, contrasted with the hysteria over 'foreign adversaries' doing the exact same thing, is deafening. How many 'counter-terrorism' missions end with permanent military basing in defiance of international law?

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