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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Justification for the West/Coalition to support ousting Assad :
... always think OIL/GAS ... just dollars ....
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This is what they said about Afghanistan - we invaded to take control of an oil pipeline that hasn't been built. Since then the United States has become one of the largest producers of oil in the world.
I think the primary objective of the United States is to destroy ISIS. The secondary objective is to remove Assad, which isn't a huge priority - he's been in office for decades - and isn't going to happen any time soon.
At the same time, the US wants to have a minimum footprint in this battle. The US is tired of wars that have no end. I believe it is highly unlikely that we will be putting boots on the ground to take on Syrian forces to get rid of Assad in the near future.