What Good Is Syria To US ???

According to this report, several countries are vying to take a slice of Syria for themselves:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/foreign-powers-competing-for-a-slice-of-syria-a-1194259.html

I don't want a slice of Syria, do you?

I only have two interests in what happens there:

1. its relationship to Bible prophecy, and
2. stopping the flood of refugees which is destroying Europe.