Congress 'Boosts Syria' by Lifting Sanctions, After Years of Starvation
The Financial Times, in a rare moment of clarity, reports the US Congress has repealed the Caesar Syria Protection Act, effectively ending sanctions that crippled Syria's economy and its people. This move, hailed by some as a step towards reconstruction and foreign investment, conveniently forgets the years of 'maximum pressure' that rendered basic necessities like food and medicine unavailable to
millions. It’s almost as if the 'humanitarian concerns' cited for its repeal only surfaced after the country had been thoroughly ground into dust. One might wonder if this sudden legislative pivot was spurred by Syria’s government somehow changing its stripes since 2019, or if perhaps the sanctions had simply achieved their primary, unstated goal: ensuring Syria remains a perpetual quagmire, unfit
for actual sovereign functionality. The humanitarian outcry over the famine caused by these sanctions was, of course, background noise to the grand geopolitical maneuvers. Now that the damage is done, a 'repeal' lets everyone pretend they always cared about the Syrian people.