Chinanews Review: Stealing oil and robbing food is the United States a "police" or a robber?

　　China News Service, Beijing, August 19 (Jiang Li) According to the Syrian News Agency, since August 11, the United States has used 398 oil tankers to transport oil stolen from Syria to Iraqi US military bases, exposing its robbery nature. .

　　According to a statement issued by the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources a few days ago, the average daily output of Syrian oil in the first half of this year was 80,300 barrels.

The US military steals as much as 66,000 barrels of oil from northeastern Syria every day, which is about 83% of Syria's daily oil production.

Data map: On August 27, 2020, American soldiers gathered in front of a military vehicle in Al-Malikiyah, northeastern Syria's Hasakah province.

　　The United States stole Syria's oil resources, causing huge losses to the Syrian oil industry.

Data from the Syrian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources shows that the Syrian oil industry has suffered nearly $105 billion in losses from the start of the war to the middle of this year due to oil theft by the United States.

　　The United States has always listed Syria as a "state sponsoring terrorism" and has occupied large areas of northeastern Syria in the name of "anti-terrorism", but it has plundered oil and gas resources in Syria, making Syria, which was originally an oil exporter, now dependent on oil imports. , aggravated Syria's energy crisis and seriously hindered Syria's post-war reconstruction process.

　　In fact, the United States has coveted oil in the Middle East for a long time. Former US President Trump has publicly stated that the reason why the US military stays in Syria is to control oil.

　　In addition to oil, the United States also looted food from Syria.

Hasakah province in northeastern Syria is an important grain producing area in the country. The US military has repeatedly smuggled or burned Syrian wheat here.

　　Syria used to be a food exporter, but now it is facing a food shortage. Two-thirds of the population relies on humanitarian aid for their livelihoods, and more than half of the population cannot receive food security, further exacerbating the humanitarian disaster in Syria.

　　On the one hand, the United States frantically plundered Syrian resources, and on the other hand, imposed strict sanctions on Syria, resulting in a sharp depreciation of the Syrian currency, soaring prices, shortage of supplies, and hardship for the people.

　　Over the years, the United States has launched wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and other countries under the banner of "anti-terrorism".

Facts have proved that the so-called "anti-terrorism" is only a tool to serve the interests of the United States.

If it is profitable, the United States will not hesitate to become a terrorist.

　　Countless facts have proved that wherever the United States has gone, it has not brought peace and prosperity, but endless wars and disasters.

The United States pursues hegemony around the world, for its own selfish interests, violates the sovereignty of other countries, plunders resources, harms civilians, and forgets the values ​​of "democracy" and "human rights" it promotes. The so-called "world police" is becoming a real robber state .

Plundering oil and food in Syria makes US a world robber

　　(ECNS) -- US forces have stolen 398 tankers of Syrian oil since Aug. 11 and sent them to bases in Iraq, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported on Tuesday.

　　On Aug. 8, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Syria said that the average daily output of Syrian oil in the first half of 2022 was 80,300 barrels, while US occupying forces and their "mercenaries" are grabbing an average of 66,000 barrels a day, accounting for over 83 percent of Syria's oil output.

　　The ministry said that total losses in the oil sector amounted to about $105 billion by the end of the first half of 2022 since the beginning of the war on Syria, causing significant losses to the country's oil industry.

　　The US has listed Syria as a "state supporting terrorism" and occupied a large area of ​​northeast Syria in the name of "anti-terrorism." But what it has actually done is plundering oil and gas resources in the country. Syria, which used to be an oil exporter, is now an oil importer, aggravating its energy crisis and hindering its reconstruction.

　　The US has long coveted oil in the Middle East. Former US President Donald Trump has admitted in public that US troops were left in Syria “only for the oil.”

　　Apart from oil, the US-led military coalition has also smuggled and burned Syrian wheat many times in Al-Hasakah governorate, northeastern Syria.

　　Once a food exporter, Syria now faces an acute food shortage. Two-thirds of the Syrian population relies on humanitarian assistance, and over half are food insecure, further exacerbating the humanitarian disaster in the country.

　　Meanwhile, the US has imposed strict sanctions on Syria, resulting in a sharp depreciation of the Syrian pound, soaring commodity prices, shortage of materials, and additional misery.

　　On the pretext of "anti-terrorism", the US has waged a series of wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and other countries, which has proven that "anti-terrorism" is nothing but an excuse. It will not hesitate to take risks if there are profits to gain.

　　Facts have demonstrated that the US has brought no peace to places it has invaded. It violates the sovereignty of other countries, plunders resources, and harms civilians for its global hegemony. It cares nothing about the "democracy" and "human rights" it has long advocated, and is becoming a world robber rather than the “world policeman.”