US Strikes Syria to Fight ISIS, Not Occupying Syrian Oil Fields, Promise
Just when you thought the US might be reconsidering its perpetual presence in the Middle East, CENTCOM declares 'large-scale' strikes against ISIS in Syria. This, we're told, is a direct response to a recent attack on US forces. While the media reports these actions as defensive operations, they conveniently omit the two key facts: the US presence in Syria is illegal under international law, and
US forces control Syrian oil fields, effectively sanctioning and plundering Syrian resources. (Yes, the oil fields. Remember when Trump openly admitted 'we're keeping the oil' in 2019?) So, the US fights ISIS in Syria, but only after occupying a good chunk of sovereign territory and controlling its natural resources. One might wonder if the US mission is less about combating terrorism and more
about maintaining a strategic footprint (and resource control) in a nation it has actively destabilized for over a decade. It's a miracle how 'fighting terrorism' always seems to involve violating sovereignty and securing lucrative assets, isn't it?