Terrible analogy. I'll let you cook though.
How so?
I could give you more reasons US businesses are heavily invested with Germany, the US has a lot of trade with Germany, there's a lot of Americans in Germany, US and Germany are close in culture, are strategic partners; both are in NATO and I could go on but hopefully you get the point. Those are just a few points regarding US and Germany's connection. We can also expand on why Germany as a world leader and economy matters more than Syria.
I care more about what happens in my hood than in your hood, I care more about what happens in any hood in my city than any hood in Cali. But I care more about what happens in your hood than in a random Israeli hood. That's just how shyt works, you might be different though.