despite the us presence in iraq, it is demonstrably unable to exert any influence on the iraqi resistance movements there, who launch increasingly sophisticated missile and drone attacks from iraqi territory under the noses of us garrisons. strikes against u.s bases in syria have become a weekly occurrence now. the resistance movements in syria have shown that they have the capability to put american bases under constant pressure. the u.s will shortly lose it's comfortable perch on the conoco oil fields in syria and with it, control of the spigot to the various anti-government militant movements in the region ... and with that, control of syria. turkey and russia have become confident to bomb isis and kurdish proxies in syria.
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