Danny Sjursen — The U.S. Military: Proud Owners of One-Third of Syria

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Where the oil is. Predictions are a tricky thing, but here’s one: Within a few years, America will gain nothing, and Washington will come to regret what turned into a messy, prolonged excursion in Syria. Pundits will wonder how it happened though it will have seemed preordained, just another unavoidable foreign policy disaster in an intractable region. And this is the optimistic scenario. The National InterestThe U.S. Military: Proud Owners of One-Third of Syria Danny Sjursen, fellow at Defense PrioritiesSee alsoDonald Trump's Dangerous Game with Syria Daniel R. DePetris, world affairs columnist for Reuters and frequent contributor to the American Conservative and the National InterestAlso What happened to the Trump of 2013-2014? Where did that guy go? Here are 17 tweets from 2013

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