U.S. preparing to close embassy in Syria

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6. No oil in Syria, proximity to Israel, Allawite govt allied with Iran means it's a whole new world

Plus Russia and China are allying against the US and Nato countries. The fact that there's no oil is the biggie - you won't see any breathless updates on DU about Syria, it's just not important THAT way. But its strategic and important in other ways on a far grander scale than petty oil plutocracies.... "western governments pulling out" is laughable - they are now just fully getting in (behind the scenes).

Israel's proximity is paramount. Shia vs. Sunni - always big in the region. That the US, China and Russia are squaring off in a proxy war for the first time since the Cold War is sobering - especially since China is flexing it's muscle.

This isn't going full Mad Max imho. It will be a hideous civil war UNLESS the major players are invoked. Pray the biggies stay in the back ground.....