What are our national security interests in Syria?

[davew]

I hear past generals saying we can not leave the middle east and Afghanistan and I wonder why?

[chrisl]

The same reason we have been there all this time. Opium

[JustRalph]

Look at the map......explains it all

[fast4522]

Look at the map......explains it all

Iran will change or die, they are on the cusp of guaranteed moves. One bad one will set the course of everything hitting failure inside its borders.