Inside U.S. troops' stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there

[rangerrebew]

Inside U.S. troops' stronghold in Syria, a question of how long Biden will keep them there

David S. Cloud
Fri, March 12, 2021, 8:17 PM·7 min read

 

At a makeshift military outpost abutting a natural gas field in eastern Syria, the signs of the country’s violent upheaval are everywhere. Bombed-out concrete buildings lie in ruins. The pipes that once carried liquefied natural gas are shredded and twisted.

A tattered U.S. flag strung between 40-foot-tall gas processing towers flies high over the base, a visible symbol that American troops are here — and not planning on leaving soon.

“We’ve got the flagpole planted,” said Army Lt. Alan Favalora, a Louisiana National Guard soldier at Conoco, the name the base acquired from the long- departed U.S. oil and gas firm that once operated the wells. “We want them to know we are committed to this region.”

https://news.yahoo.com/inside-u-troops-stronghold-syria-011721795.html

[PeteS in CA]

Four more years, and possibly eight, obviously.