I understand the sentiment if a little simplistic,idealistic and incorrect. Syria has and continues to support terrorism. they are a huge conduit into Iraq for weapons and being of Lebanese decent I have nothing but hatred for the destruction that Syrian interferience and support for millitants and terrorists have caused in Lebanon.It's not about oil or the lack of it although thats a valid excuse as it's a vital national interest but more to do with the fact the the civilian populations are war weary and that the goverments that would normaly intervien are broke.Anyone who thought Irag was about oil has no understanding of the war at all. it defies logic to spend trillions to liberate a nation in order to secure a small amount of oil.I am at a loss to understand why sometimes we(the US) interviens but others it dosn't but it has almost nothing to do with oil and more to do with the political climat,the logistics involved world opinion and the willingness of the local population to rise up. it's so much more complex than oil although it can be a factor in some cases.