@r9etb @Longmire
Ok,so tell us why we should give a damn about Syria,one way or another.
1. We don't want Islamofascist nutjobs in control of the Suez Canal
2. We don't want Islamofascist nutjobs in control of the Middle East oil supply
3. We don't want Islamofascist nutjobs to overrun Israel, our ally, and only sane country in the region
4. We also don't want Russian hegemony over the region, although Putin seems to be establishing that due to Obama's ineptitude.
5. We don't want Europe beholden to the Islamofascist nutjobs through oil or access to the Suez Canal, nor do we want them subject to Russia for the same reasons.
6. The only plausible way to keep Iran hemmed in, is to have allies, influence, and outright footholds in the countries surrounding it.
7. Like it or not, only the US has the means to keep the region somewhat stable, and that stability has been sacrificed to satisfy Obama's sophomoric ideas.
And Syria seems to be the key to the whole deal. So of course we care.
We could go on to discuss Chinese interests in the region as well, but surely you get the idea.