Quote Originally Posted by Throbert McGee View Post
Good point, Crocodile. On the other hand, you can argue that the US would happily buy Syrian oil if the regime were totally changed -- thus, petro-politics still come into play even though the US is not currently buying from Syria.
There is quite little oil in Syria and the clashes make it even more difficult to transport it. I am sure that oil is not the main reason. The main aim is possibly, China, but Russia will be before that.