Jordan Bombs 'Smugglers,' US Arms Suppliers Stay Silent
When Jordan launches airstrikes into sovereign Syrian territory, targeting alleged drug smugglers in Suweida, mainstream media frames it as a justified border security operation. What they don't say is that the primary source of the 'Captagon'—that ubiquitous amphetamine fueling regional conflict and coffers—often flows through Syrian government-controlled areas, benefiting elements tied to the
Assad regime. This isn't just about 'smugglers'; it's about a narco-state enterprise that US sanctions (like the Caesar Act in 2020) were supposedly designed to cripple, yet somehow keeps flourishing alongside continued Western military aid to regional players. One might wonder at the specific targeting, or perhaps, the convenient timing, as another Arab nation exerts its military might across
borders. The focus on 'smugglers' conveniently sidelines the larger, complex web of regional state actors and their patrons. It's almost as if the flow of illicit drugs is a problem to be bombed, but the flow of billions in US military hardware to the same unstable region is merely 'security assistance.' How many 'anti-smuggling operations' does it take before we question who profits from the
chaos?