After US President Biden authorized US military air strikes Syria , the situation in the Middle East became tense again. In just 48 hours, a convoy of the US military stationed in Syria and the Australian Embassy in Iraq encountered unknown militants one after another. attack. It is reported that three US soldiers were injured in an attack on US troops stationed in Syria on the evening of August 24.
Subsequently, the Australian Embassy in Iraq convoy was attacked by a roadside bomb on its way to Baghdad International Airport . According to Iraqi media reports, the attack caused damage to many vehicles. Fortunately, no one was killed for the time being. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The two attacks proved that the "fire of revenge" has been ignited, and the personnel and facilities of the United States and its allies in the Middle East will once again become the key target of anti-American armed forces.
Of course, the actions of the anti-US armed forces are by no means just a response to the US air strikes on Syria, but a response to the crimes committed by the West in the Middle East over the past many years.
In March 2003, the United States and its allies brazenly invaded Iraq on the grounds that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. However, until now, the West has not found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. However, according to statistics from relevant agencies, as of 2022, the Iraq War has caused the deaths of 250,000 civilians and about 2.5 million people have become refugees.
Before the war, Iraq was one of the richest countries in the Middle East. However, it was destroyed in an instant under the invasion of the West. For many years after the war, Iraq has been crawling in economic recovery difficulties, and it has only improved in recent years. The current Vice President of the United States, Harris , confided in a speech before, claiming that the United States launched the war in Iraq "for oil."
Until now, the US military in Iraq is still unwilling to withdraw its troops from Iraq. The purpose is to monitor the situation in the Middle East and affect Iraq's oil exports. After the end of the Iraq War, the US military provoked the Syrian Civil War in 2011 under the guise of democracy, and intervened in the name of anti-terrorism in 2014. Without the permission of the Syrian government, the US military entered Syria without authorization.
After 10 years of war, the current situation in Syria has stabilized, and government forces have controlled most areas. The US military's war on terrorism has also come to an end, but the US military in Syria is unwilling to withdraw. According to US media statistics, after several reductions, the United States still has nearly 1,000 soldiers stationed in Syria, making it a military force that cannot be ignored.
The US military in Syria is not a "just force" fighting against terrorism and maintaining the situation in Syria, but is an out-and-out bandit.
html For more than ten years, the US military stationed in Syria has continued to steal Syria's oil and food by using force. Especially after the surge in energy prices this year, the US military stationed in Syria's oil theft has become more rampant. On August 21, the US military dispatched 137 vehicles at a time. tank truck . According to people familiar with the matter, the US military stationed in Syria transported stolen oil to Iraq and refined it into refined oil, part of which was used for its own use and part of which was sold.
In addition, under the cover of the US military, US oil companies also control more than 90% of Syria's oil resources. It is reported that almost all the oil fields in northeastern Syria are currently in the hands of the American oil giant and ConocoPhillips.
In addition to stealing oil, the US military stationed in Syria also steals food from Syria. After the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, global food prices soared. The US military in Syria dispatched 40 trucks at a time to steal Syrian wheat. The barbaric robbery of oil and food has caused Syria to suffer huge economic losses. According to data released by the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, the Syrian oil industry has lost $105 billion from 2015 to now.
html More than 20 years of war have made the Syrian economy very fragile, and oil exports have become one of its few sources of foreign exchange. After the United States seized oil resources, Syria also lost this "money tree", making the already very tight financial situation even worse. .
In addition, the US military’s food theft has also exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in Syria.According to the United Nations Refugee Agency, at least 13 million people in Syria are currently in need of humanitarian assistance , but external assistance cannot solve the problem after all. The Syrian people need to restore their "hematopoietic ability" to save themselves.
also encountered a similar situation Afghanistan . Although the US military has withdrawn, the foreign exchange reserves of more than 7 billion US dollars in the Central Bank of Afghanistan are still frozen by the United States, and the latter has also significantly cut various economic aids, leading to a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. worsen further.
Therefore, it is not without reason that the United States and its allies have been attacked many times. The West must deeply reflect on the crimes it has committed in the Middle East over the past many years.
