Originally Posted by
Doctor Cruces
Someone needs to discover oil in Syria. We'd sort it out quick enough then.
Suggest you do a bit of self education, sir.
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There is oil in Syria, however, not quite in the over abundance one finds in Iraq or Saudi. The line on the map from Sikes Picot didn't quite settle over the sweet spots for that particular country.