- US troops are staying in Syria to ‘keep the oil’ by Ben Norton Archived Message
- Lavrov and Shoygu Hold Press Conference Over New Syria Deal - Tomski October 23, 2019, 9:27 pm
- Revisiting the win-win-win-win outcome in Syria - Tomski October 24, 2019, 12:41 am
Posted by Tomski
on October 24, 2019, 8:47 am, in reply to "Revisiting the win-win-win-win outcome in Syria"
|
https://thegrayzone.com/2019/10/23/us-troops-staying-syria-oil/ US troops are staying in Syria to ‘keep the oil’ – and have already killed hundreds over it Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue needed for reconstruction. Trump said openly, “We want to keep the oil.” By Ben Norton US President Donald Trump has reassured supporters that he is “bringing soldiers home” from the “endless” war in Syria. But that is simply not the case. While Trump has ordered a partial withdrawal of the approximately 1,000 American troops on Syrian territory — who have been enforcing an illegal military occupation under international law — US officials and the president himself have admitted that some will be staying. And they will remain on Syrian soil not to ensure to safety of any group of people, but rather to maintain control over oil and gas fields. The US military has already killed hundreds of Syrians, and possibly even some Russians, precisely in order to hold on to these Syrian fossil fuel reserves. Washington’s obsession with toppling the Syrian government refuses to die. The United States remains committed to preventing Damascus from retaking its own oil, as well as its wheat-producing breadbasket region, in order to starve the government of revenue and prevent it from funding reconstruction efforts. The Washington Post noted in 2018 that the US and its Kurdish allies were militarily occupying a massive “30 percent slice of Syria, which is probably where 90 percent of the pre-war oil production took place.” Now, for the first time, Trump has openly confirmed the imperialist ulterior motives behind maintaining a US military presence in Syria. “We want to keep the oil,” Trump confessed in a cabinet meeting on October 21. “Maybe we’ll have one of our big oil companies to go in and do it properly.” Three days earlier, the president tweeted, “The U.S. has secured the Oil.” Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · Oct 18, 2019 Just spoke to President @RTErdogan of Turkey. He told me there was minor sniper and mortar fire that was quickly eliminated. He very much wants the ceasefire, or pause, to work. Likewise, the Kurds want it, and the ultimate solution, to happen. Too bad there wasn’t..... Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump ....this thinking years ago. Instead, it was always held together with very weak bandaids, & in an artificial manner. There is good will on both sides & a really good chance for success. The U.S. has secured the Oil, & the ISIS Fighters are double secured by Kurds & Turkey.... |
| Message Thread:
|