Fucking Moron (tm), the Syrian edition

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For Israel, as well as for the Sunni states in the region, this is a nightmare. The presence of the US troops in Kurdish-controlled areas in eastern Syria kept Iran from being able to complete a Shia arc leading from Iran, through Iraq and Syria and into Lebanon.

https://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/The-link-between-UN-tunnel-debate-and-US-troop-withdrawal-574899

Never mind. Let's better try to understand this:
http://www.wsj.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-mfgppl-moneyflow.html?mod=mdc_leader