Originally Posted by
Dorothea
Unsa man purpose for the U.S. to get involved in Syria? What do they get out of it? Oil? Money? Power? Some sort of strategic advantage?
I'm sure ISIS can buy their own Toyota pick up trucks.
It's a matter of "Balance of Power" do...right now, on this world we are living. Power is brokered by big, highly influential and dominant nations/states whether they could be economic or military power.
History would tell you if you allow one side to get so powerful and keep unchecked, the outcome would be catastrophic and on a worldwide scale.
After WW2 and the demise of Hitler, there are still major and regional wars (Vietnam, Korea, Gulf War, etc) but those are arguably "Proxy Wars" conducted and fought by opposing sides i.e. Western and Eastern factions pulling the strings from behind.