The Pentagon loves lying about troop levels in its major wars, and that’s been particularly true in Iraq and Syria, where after being called out for underreporting several times they officially decided they were going to stop telling the public troop levels at all.
Maj. Gen. James Jarrard told reporters today that the US has about 4,000 ground troops in Syria, which is nearly 4,000 more troops than they’ve ever admitted to before. This figure apparently wasn’t supposed to be public, as other Pentagon officials were quickly scrambling to walk back that announcement.
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http://news.antiwar.com/2017/10/31/us-general-says-4000-american-troops-are-in-syria/
Why are they there?
- Syria does not threaten the US; and
- Syria does not threaten its neighbors.
The most likely reason(s)? To help Israel steal Syria's water, gas, and oil.
In other words, for selfish criminal purposes. This appears to be an illegal invasion of a sovereign nation.
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