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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump decided to leave troops in Syria after conversations about oil, officials say
President Trump was persuaded to leave at least several hundred troops behind in Syria only when he was told that his decision to pull them out would risk control of oil fields in the countrys east, according to U.S. officials.
Trump had rejected arguments that withdrawing U.S. forces would benefit American adversaries, while endangering civilians and Kurdish allies, but he tweeted Thursday that we will NEVER let a reconstituted ISIS have those fields.
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper confirmed on Friday that troops would remain in eastern Syria to prevent the oil fields from being retaken by the Islamic State.
Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Esper said that military planners were considering how we might reposition forces in the areas and that the deployment would include some mechanized forces such as tanks or other armored vehicles and support personnel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-defense-secretary-mark-esper-says-us-will-leave-forces-in-syria-to-defend-oil-fields-from-islamic-state/2019/10/25/fd131f1a-f723-11e9-829d-87b12c2f85dd_story.html
Trump had rejected arguments that withdrawing U.S. forces would benefit American adversaries, while endangering civilians and Kurdish allies, but he tweeted Thursday that we will NEVER let a reconstituted ISIS have those fields.
Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper confirmed on Friday that troops would remain in eastern Syria to prevent the oil fields from being retaken by the Islamic State.
Speaking at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Esper said that military planners were considering how we might reposition forces in the areas and that the deployment would include some mechanized forces such as tanks or other armored vehicles and support personnel.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-defense-secretary-mark-esper-says-us-will-leave-forces-in-syria-to-defend-oil-fields-from-islamic-state/2019/10/25/fd131f1a-f723-11e9-829d-87b12c2f85dd_story.html
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Trump decided to leave troops in Syria after conversations about oil, officials say (Original Post)
demmiblue
Oct 2019
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Yonnie3
(17,483 posts)1. There's this ... US military vehicles now are crossing back into Syria
I haven't seen more on this yet.
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Barbara Starr
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Inbox: 18 US military vehicles now are crossing back into Syria from northern Iraq SDF confirms to CNN. By all accounts troops back into Syria now underway.
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9:57 AM - Oct 26, 2019
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)2. As a favor to Putin? I don't understand...
Russia media celebrated the seizure of that oil the moment we announced the pull-out and Turkey invaded northern Syria. From their point of view, it is their oil. This talk about it being US oil is nonsense. Turkey might fight for it, but Russia says it's theirs.
EDIT: It would be important to know what Assad says too. I bet he has a different opinion.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)3. Hence where his priorities lie
And it's not with people.
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)4. ...