Interesting. Syria has posed absolutely no threat to us yet we are attacking them. So our military really isn't for defense, it's an imperial occupying force.
Well we and the British are kinda one now. The British have actually been trying to get that oil since before WW1. The Germans built a railroad to haul oil from Iraq (part of the ottoman empire at the time)to Berlin. It was called the Berlin - baghdad railroad. The British cut a deal with the Persians and tried to persuade the ottomans to sell their oil to them instead of the Germans. The ottomans said go fuck yourself and the British invaded.
Basically what it boils down to is the International elite own:
All of the major oil producing wells. (Except Iran and Venezuela)
The international banking community is one big cabal
All major commodities are controlled by the global banks
All major corporations are owned by the same people. Thru stock or board of directors
All of our food production will be ultimately controlled by GMO corps
All major media outlets are controlled by the same corps. This includes movies, cable news, publishing radio and networks.
Global pharmaceutical companies control the worlds healthcare
Education is controlled by the publishing corps. See media outlets above.
So keep thinking that capitalism and free markets exist... Ultimately the world will be on one currency.