Trump Keeps Talking About 'Keeping' Middle East Oil. That Would Be Illegal

Nov 5, 2019 | James G. Stewart
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President Trump wants it known that — despite his recent decision to pull back the U.S. militarily back from previously Kurdish-held territory in Syria — he plans on "keeping the oil" in Syria and using American troops to do it.If he follows through, he’ll set a dangerous precedent — and might commit a war crime.