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Syria demands withdrawal of all American, Turkish forces

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By AYA BATRAWY and EDITH M. LEDERER

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"The United States and Turkey maintain an illegal military presence in northern Syria,"

I'm not sure of the legality of their presence, but I do think it's wrong for both to be there.

Most of Syria is now under the control of the Syrian government, which is backed by Russia and Iran

And I think it's wrong for both Russia and Iran to be there, whether or not either was 'invited'.

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Time for more nerve and chlorine gas....can't have any third-party witnesses around...

And no doubt Trump will comply - given its a request from his Master Putin...

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It is simple. Russia wants to be the sole supplier to Europe and Asia, so it can manipulate countries that depend on its natural gas. They do what Russia says then Putin will wait until winter then turn off the natural gas supply.

Syria is a gateway for countries like Iran to supply the EU with alternatives. Russia investment in Syria is to control what can enter Europe. No pipelines will be built unless they are under Putin's control!

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I won't mind at all and neither will U.S. military personnel and their families if Trump acquiesces to this demand.

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LOL!

Why Putin Wants Syria

https://www.meforum.org/5876/why-putin-wants-syria

In 2011, however, a problem arose with Tartus. Syria erupted in a bloody civil war and ethnic ferment that threatened more than just Russian military assets. Syria is a major energy hub of the Middle East. As Russian analyst Alexei Sarabeyev put it,

The peculiarity of the port of Tartus ... is that the major Syrian pipeline originating from the northeastern areas of the country feeds in this port. Besides, oil storage facilities are located in neighboring Banias.[18]

Syria is not just a transfer state but also has large gas deposits in its Homs field.

Bashar Assad decides whose pipelines go through Syria, another reason Putin supports him.

Seventy percent of Russia's foreign income comes from oil and gas exports. Sixty percent of the state budget is from energy export revenues. As a vacationing official economist in Sochi told these authors, "Don't follow just our navy; follow our pipelines."[19] The pipelines, of course, passed through energy transfer states Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine on their way to European markets—all states no longer under Putin's control.

Bashar Assad decides which and whose pipelines go through Syria, another reason Putin supports him. In 2009, the Syrian president refused to sign a gas agreement with Qatar—a major producer of liquefied gas (LNG)—which wanted to run a pipeline from Iran through Turkey and Syria. But the deal would have bypassed Russia, and Assad turned it down.

That's your answer!

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Russia's economy is crap. Mostly because of all the corruption and also because President Obama kicked Putin's kiester. If Putin can't push his energy products on other countries, Russia will become even more chaotic. Their crappy economy collapse will be the final straw. Putin's USSR 2.0 is in jeopardy!

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That is a reasonable demand, but it looks like Trump has caved to the deep state warmongers here and goes ahead with splitting up Syria. The photo of Americans watching while "Syrian Democratic Forces" (aka ISIS in fine clothes) do their thing is sickining.

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What impudence!

Who are they to say who comes and goes in their country!?

(Sarcasm)

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Turkey has a deal with Russia and Iran

That deal supersedes what Syria wants

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Syria is bold with unarmed citizens. Hmm, not bold enough when evenly matched?

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