Pentagon to send U.S. forces, tanks to defend Syrian oil fields
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[–]h5reahe5rh5r 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (1 child)
Just curious, if these are "Syrian" oil fields, and "the U.S. expects Assad and Russia to try to take the oil by force"... who exactly "owns" it right now? Who exactly are US soldiers defending this oil for?
[–]useless_aether[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
the us says they are preventing isis to access these oil fields if i am getting it right
[–]black_hole_son 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (2 children)
America: Human life....meh, Oil....MUST PROTECT.
[–]useless_aether[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (1 child)
i know what you mean, but every country or corporation or billionaire will kill for oil. not only america.
[–]black_hole_son 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 4 years ago (0 children)
Oh I know, it would just ne nice if they were honest about it.
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