https://www.mintpressnews.com/israel-lobby-helped-stolen-oil-iraq-syria/263327/
The outsized role of U.S. Israel lobby operatives in abetting the
theft of Syrian and Iraqi oil reveals how this powerful lobby also
facilitates more covert aspects of U.S.-Israeli cooperation and the
implementation of policies that favor Israel.
Though he had promised a withdrawal
of U.S. troops from their illegal occupation of Syria, Trump shocked
many with his blunt admission that troops were being left behind to
prevent Syrian oil resources from being developed by the Syrian
government and, instead, kept in the hands of whomever the U.S. deemed
fit to control them, in this case, the U.S.-backed Kurdish-majority
militia known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
Though Trump himself received all of
the credit — and the scorn — for this controversial new policy, what has
been left out of the media coverage is the fact that key players in the
U.S.’ pro-Israel lobby played a major role in its creation with the
purpose of selling Syrian oil to the state of Israel. While recent
developments in the Syrian conflict may have hindered such a plan from
becoming reality, it nonetheless offers a telling example of the covert
role often played by the U.S.’ pro-Israel lobby in shaping key elements
of U.S. foreign policy and closed-door deals with major regional
implications.
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