Pentagon officials have been pretty clear about their intention of keeping troops in Iraq more or less forever. The plans for Syria, however, have been far less public, mostly owing to the fact that US troops are there without the approval of the Syrian government.
The Kurdish YPG, however, appears to be privy to US intentions on the matter,and spokesman Talal Silo claims that he US has a “strategy policy” committing them to keep military forces in northern Syria “for decades to come.”
[source : Kurdish YPG: US Forces to Stay in Syria for ‘Decades’, Antiwar, http://news.antiwar.com/2017/08/17/kurdish-ypg-us-forces-to-stay-in-syria-for-decades/, 17th August 2017]
And the Saudis are to Saudify Iraq by 'helping' with its reconstruction, while at the same time splitting that Iraq-Iran alliance and isolating Iran in preparation for war on Iran as the new Saudi heir to the throne wants:
Iraq and Saudi Arabia are negotiating a new alliance that would give Riyadh a leading role in rebuilding Iraq’s war-torn towns and cities, while bolstering Baghdad’s credentials across the region.
Meetings between senior officials on both sides over the past six months have focused on shepherding Iraq away from its powerful neighbour and Saudi Arabia’s long-time rival, Iran, whose influence over Iraqi affairs has grown sharply since the 2003 ousting of Saddam Hussein.
[source : Saudis in talks over alliance to rebuild Iraq and 'return it to the Arab fold', The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/18/saudi-arabia-talks-alliance-rebuild-iraq-return-arab-fold, 18th August 2017]
So, it's all pointing to war on Iran in the next few years.
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