"U.S. troops in Syria heading to Iraq, not home" Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 Oct 2019 10:20 p.m. PST |
"While President Donald Trump insists he's bringing home Americans from "endless wars" in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all U.S. troops leaving Syria will go to western Iraq and the American military will continue operations against the Islamic State group. They aren't coming home and the United States isn't leaving the turbulent Middle East, according to current plans outlined by U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper before he arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday. The fight in Syria against IS, once spearheaded by American allied Syrian Kurds who have been cast aside by Trump, will be undertaken by U.S. forces, possibly from neighboring Iraq…"
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| Lion in the Stars | 27 Oct 2019 12:38 p.m. PST |
It sucks, but conflicts in the Middle East directly affect the price of oil. which has knock-on effects to the US economy. Peace in the Middle East is good for just about everyone. Well, maybe not the Russians, since they depend on oil and especially natural gas sales to fund their economy. |
| Tango01 | 27 Oct 2019 3:19 p.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 27 Oct 2019 3:21 p.m. PST |
Some may be guarding a Syrian oil field to keep it out of the hands of the bad guys. Hope the reports are true that we get to use some of the profits from that to help defray military expenses in the region as well. |
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