US may now keep some troops in Syria to guard oil fields

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. may leave some forces in Syria to secure oil fields and make sure they don’t fall into the hands of a resurgent Islamic State, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday, even though President Donald Trump has insisted he is pulling troops out of the country and getting out of “endless wars.”

The Pentagon chief said the plan was still in the discussion phase and had not yet been presented to Trump, who has repeatedly said the Islamic State has been defeated.

Esper emphasized that the proposal to leave a small number of troops in eastern Syria was intended to give the president “maneuver room” and wasn’t final.

“There has been a discussion about possibly doing it,” Esper told a press conference in Afghanistan before heading to Saudi Arabia. “There has been no decision with regard to numbers or anything like that.”

https://apnews.com/99d30a47a73f41f089e7ee4678c4ba2a

So in other words our pro-life (p)resident favors oil over human lives.

[BigMin28]

1. Because oil fields are important

People not so much.

[walkingman]

2. Another example of why we need to move away from fossil fuels ASAP. I sick of the damned oil

dictating our foriegn policy and geopolitical wars. Wake up and insist on moving to a more sustainabile energy production. Not to mention the shit air and water this industry is creating. Enough of this destruction.

[Sherman A1]

4. Precisely

[lunasun]

3. Nice addition to the Saudi build up

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. troops...also known as bait.

First he announces he was pulling troops out of Syria.
then it became not action , but a plan..he was planning to remove all the troops...

now, "some of the troops"

And what happens when one gets killed by ISIS/turks, who knows who else?

Trump is aching to do something to draw attention away from all the bad impeachment news....plus all the trump fucked it up news.