Guest Post by Ron Paul
Last week saw a sharp increase in attacks on US troops occupying northeastern Syria, with a drone strike against a US base blamed on “pro-Iran” forces and a US counter-strike said to have killed at least 19 people. After the US retaliation, another strike by “pro-Iran” forces hit a number of US sites in Syria. It may be just a matter of time before there are more strikes against the 900 US troops based in Syria against Syria’s wishes. One US contractor was killed last time. Next time it could be many more Americans.
What’s behind the sudden escalation? Fundamental changes in the Middle East over the past month have highlighted how indefensible is the continued US occupation of Syria and Iraq.
Take, for example, the recent historic mending of relations between former arch-enemies Saudi Arabia and Iran which was brokered by Washington’s own arch-enemy, China. US policy in the Middle East has long been “divide and conquer,” dating back at least to the Iran/Iraq war in the 1980s. US switching sides in that war guaranteed that the maximum amount of blood was spilled and that the simmering hatreds would continue to prevent any kind of lasting peace.
Then the US invaded Iraq twenty years ago and turned Iraq into an Iranian ally. That’s neocon foreign policy for you: a 100 percent failure rate.
So this month China, which is interested in creating a regional transportation corridor that would include Iran, came in and instead of bombing, invading, and occupying – Washington’s modus operandi – actually brokered the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Republicans and Democrats in the US both love to attack China, but China has achieved what the US has resisted for years: peace in the region. Should we be surprised that the continued US occupation is not welcome in the Middle East?
The United States occupies that huge chunk of Syria where the oil and agriculture is located and the goal appears to be producing profits for US multinational corporations from stolen natural resources and preventing the natural wealth of Syria to be used to rebuild that country. Is it any wonder why the US is so unpopular in the Middle East?
How hypocritical is it that the Biden Administration has spent $100 billion of our dollars to expel Russia from occupying proportionally less territory in Ukraine that Washington occupies in Syria? And Washington claims to stand for the “international rules-based order,” while they decimated an Iraq and Afghanistan that did not attack us, and before that a Serbia that could not have threatened us if it wanted to.
The end of the US occupation of the Middle East is upon us and the sooner we realize that the better. We have no business meddling in their politics, occupying their territory, and stealing their resources. Americans joined the US Military to defend the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, yet they have been manipulated by corrupt DC officials into occupying foreign lands and stealing their oil. Maybe this is why the US military cannot meet its recruitment goals?
Here’s an easy way to protect US forces in Syria from further “Iran-allied” attacks: Bring them home. Tomorrow. Do not wait another day!
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Ummmm…… end the CIA destabilization program ?
end the CIA FIFY
Take ’em home?
War is a Racket.
Bringing them ‘home’ would be against nation interests and security.
Which (((nation)))?
Davos
Since its usausa policy to invade other countries and occupy them then it would be against usausa policy and national interests to bring these fellas ‘home’.
“Sometimes when people go to Syria, they go home to their mommas without any legs. Sometimes they don’t go home at all. That’s a bad thing. That’s all I have to say about that.”
How come libtards don’t have “We Stand With Syria” signs and Syrian flag stickers on their lawns, cars, web pages, etc.? Unkle Shmuel has been there for many, many years and has been in volved with killing lots of local indiginous persons.
Bringing Them Democracy ™ is a tough job but someone has to do it (irrespective of how many innocent have to die to achieve that positive cash flow.)
I guess the Syrians are tired of having their oil stolen by U.S. corporations who are defended by our military…I see Russia and Iran standing in the shadows about to make our CIA bend over.
The whole of the US Government has become nothing more than a Pay to Play institution. Like all Imperial Empires the need to engage in foreign war is irresistible. That desire is the means to an end of all empires. America is in the death throws of her own ambitions. She lives on borrowed time.
The whole of the US Government has become nothing more than a Pay to Play institution.
The whole of the US Government has become nothing more than a YOU Pay so THEY CAN Play institution.
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Me and sparklets water making friends!
When the Marine barracks in Beirut got blown up in the ‘80’s, Reagan took the Marines out. Nobody castigated RayGun for being a pussy. Well, some probably did, but they didn’t matter. Now Reagan is in the Pantheon of Heroes but the common sense he exhibited then can’t be replicated.
I wish Ron Paul would run for president. He would have my vote.
He’s months away from his 88th birthday. He was 77 last time.
I wish the masses would abandon the state and elect themselves presidents of nations of one. Here’s a question from one of the main guides who Ron Paul has shaped his world view and actions from, for half a century or more:
“Once one concedes that a single world government is not necessary, then where does one logically stop at the permissibility of separate states? If Canada and the United States can be separate nations without being denounced as in a state of impermissible ‘anarchy’, why may not the South secede from the United States? New York State from the Union? New York City from the state? Why may not Manhattan secede? Each neighbourhood? Each block? Each house? Each person?” ― Murray N. Rothbard
Thanks for the information. I had not been keeping track of his age. His son Rand, I believe, would also be a good choice.
“…and elect themselves presidents of nations of one.”
That’s exactly what psychopaths crave, then their small group can take you out one by one.
Ron Paul : The one man that held a congressional seat for decades and always told his constituents and the rest of American citizens the truth and always had an alternative course of action to benefit the republic and its citizens not any special interests!
So naturally the feral cats in Washington DC scurrying about lying and covering each other’s shit will have none of that !
Benevolent accountability and responsibility for foreign policies that are always mutually beneficial or are avoided well fuck that BOMB THE SHIT OUT OF THEM and CIA make it look like the deserve it !
As GODS judgement befalls what was our nation Ron Paul might represent one just man as in the story of Lott
The best way to protect US troops is not have any in Syria. Simple solution.
Not that i wish to laud Trump but didn’t he suggest removing troops from Syria ? and had a Congressional vote of some 350+ against ? But they can’t find 280ish votes declaring war against Syria ? The USG on par with the Soviet’s or Nazi’s in my eyes. Pure fn evil, and the population goes along with it through ignorance, apathy and fear.
No he did not. He wanted them there stealing oil. He suggested leaving Afghanistan and was told to STFU and know his place “…things look different on the other side of the desk”. Trump is a phony.
Put them under Russian command!
The Best Way to Protect US Troops in Syria?
Get those US troops out of Syria.
[probably save a bunch of money in the process]
Maybe assign them to defend the borders?
Seems almost deliberately reckless to have such lax borders while at the same time rattling sabers with every “enemy” you can create.
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Love your articles Mr Ron Paul.
If they joined in the last 30 years, unless they were completely brain dead, they KNEW they would not be doing that. Anyone who thinks joining the US forces is ‘defending America’ is a fucking moron. Nothing but mercenary enforcers for the kleptocratic mob.
Just like cops.