The continuation of the American occupation in Syria

Mehr News Agency, International Group: Over the past years, American forces have been brutally They have left Afghanistan, Iraq and other areas, but in 1402, we still saw the continuation of the presence of American troops in Syria. The continued presence of American forces in the east of the Euphrates, especially in the strategic and important province of Hasakah, as well as their presence on the border of Syria and Jordan, is one of the important points that continue to improve security and It has kept the stability of Syria under threat.

The White House continues to justify the presence of its military forces in Syria under false pretenses, but objective evidence shows that this presence has no end but failure for Washington. Is. Now, even CIA and Pentagon strategists do not consider the continued presence in Syria in the interest of the United States and believe that Joe Biden‘s government should decide to leave Syria.

Some movements of ISIS remnants in Deir Ezzor, Homs and Raqqa, Syria, as well as the issue of Idlib, have been raised as the main excuses for America’s continued presence in Syria, but the reality is that America does not have a war or fight with ISIS, and the complete end of ISIS’ work and the return of security and stability to It analyzes Syria as a situation against its interests.

The location of Tanf a few kilometers from the Walid border crossing of Iraq and Syria, makes this point The title has become a listening base for information about Russian activities, which is of special value to Americans. Chas Freeman former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Pentagon official said: “In relations Between international, declared policy and actual policy rarely coincide. America’s presence in Syria has many goals, only one of which is the fight against extremists, but supporting Israel, and weakening Syria and blocking Iran’s supply lines to Hezbollah and Assad’s government is vitally important”.

Also, former US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford said in an interview with Rodav news channel: “The Biden administration does not want to spend more money and send more troops to Syria or leave it altogether. In fact, Washington is willing to reduce Syria’s resources, and senior officials such as the president, the defense secretary, the secretary of state, and the head of the CIA spend less time working in Syria because they are busy. They are involved with higher priority like Ukraine and Gaza”.

America and fear of competitors

The important and strategic influence of Russia and the Islamic Republic of Iran on the political-security equations of Syria has been one of the heaviest failures of American foreign policy in the last decade, because the presence of Russia And Iran, in particular, prevented the fall of the Syrian government, and the collective participation of many regional and western countries and Takfiri terrorists could not prevail over the decision and will of Tehran-Moscow.

The Russian military bases in Syria and the access of the Russian army to the Mediterranean Sea through its presence in Syria is one of the important issues that not only the United States, but also all NATO members has worried, and this is the issue that has caused, in addition to American military and security figures, some NATO leaders to ask Joe Biden to leave Syria completely. don’t Of course, it is necessary to point out that the continued presence in Syria in itself creates a huge financial rent for some Pentagon officials and contractors of the US defense and security institutions, and millions of dollars of hidden and hidden income are earned by them every year. Therefore, leaving Syria completely means the loss of this huge rent, and many high-ranking Pentagon experts do not want to be deprived of this huge income.

America’s fear of developments in Gaza

One ​​of the most important political events in 1402 was the attack of Palestinian fighters on the Zionist regime under the name of Al-Aqsa Storm Operation. After this attack, we witnessed widespread campaigns against Israel and the United States in the region, and now there are no shortage of commentators and think tanks who support Team Joe Biden say that leaving Syria, at least in the current situation, is not in the best interest of America and the region should not be entrusted to an important regional power like Iran. Giorgio Cafiero, assistant professor at George Town and an assistant member of the American security project, openly linked the issue of Gaza and Syria and believes that due to the movements of the forces aligned with Iran against the United States and Israel, the lives of 900 American soldiers may be in danger in Syria, and for this reason, military withdrawal from this country is not logical.

Cafireo announced that the unsuccessful withdrawal of America from Afghanistan in August 2021 is a bitter event for It was America, and now the Biden government does not want to give excuses to the opposition by announcing the decision to completely withdraw from Syria.

America captured by ISIS!

One ​​of America’s strategic mistakes during the Syrian crisis, handing over ISIS prisoners to the militias The Kurds were in northern Syria. This strategic error caused that instead of ISIS being captured, America itself was captured and adjusted all its decisions with the protection of terrorist prisoners!

Mona Yakubian, senior adviser at the United States Institute of Peace, said: ISIS under the control of the Kurds is considered in practice as a hidden and important threat against America itself. For example, if the Kurds are under a major attack by Turkey or the US withdraws from Syria, 10,000 ISIS prisoners will suddenly return to the battlefield as a dangerous army. . We have to accept that there is a real ISIS army in custody, which, if released, could quickly pose a great threat to global interests.”

Aaron Lund, one of Century International’s political researchers says: “The decision about Syria is not easy. If you suddenly see thousands of ISIS fighters being released from Kurdish-controlled prisons, you will soon be in trouble in these areas.”

Karim Amal Bitar, Professor of International Relations at St. Joseph University of Beirut, the argument of risk recovery ISIS in Syria if considers America’s withdrawal from this country “absolutely ridiculous” and says: “It seems that those who raise these discussions in the last thirty years They lived on another planet. We now have a lot of evidence that both in Iraq and Syria, the presence of American forces empowers ISIS. Remember Barack Obama’s statement about replacing ISIS instead of Al-Qaeda, and don’t forget what great mistakes America has made since the time of George Bush Jr. and what an important role it played in the formation of terrorist and extremist groups.”

Consequences of America’s presence in Syria

Undoubtedly, one of the most important negative consequences of America’s presence in Syria is the occupation of strategic areas of Syria and the continued exploitation of the country’s oil resources by Washington’s allies. Therefore, the withdrawal of America from Syria can make the government of Damascus take control of its wealth and resources and get out of the economic crisis. The second point is that the Kurdish militias close to the terrorist group, known as “QS” or “Syrian Democratic Forces”, are taking over the political sovereignty of the central government in the north. have disrupted Syria and the departure of America can enable their defeat and the return of the Assad government forces to the entire northern regions.