'Make Syria Whole Again' – By Inviting the Same Foreign Hands That Tore It Apart?
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab's 'Graphic Truth' features a cartoon titled 'Make Syria Whole Again,' by Emad Hajjaj, implying a desire for Syria's reunification, ostensibly from internal division. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Syrian conflict, starting in 2011, was not purely an internal uprising. The US and its allies, including Gulf states, poured billions into funding and
arming 'moderate rebels,' which quickly devolved into extremist groups including al-Qaeda affiliates. Leaked cables and admitted policy show this was an effort to destabilize the Assad government. In 2012, a DIA memo even predicted the rise of ISIS as a "strategic opportunity" to isolate Assad. Double Standard: Western media decries Syria's fragmentation while ignoring that US forces illegally
occupy Syrian territory, including crucial oil fields in the northeast, explicitly preventing the Syrian government from reasserting control over its own resources. Imagine the outcry if Syria occupied Texas oil fields; here, it's normalized 'intervention.' Follow the Money: The Caesar Act, a series of US sanctions enacted in 2020, has crippled Syria's economy, specifically targeting
reconstruction efforts and essential imports like medicine and fuel. These sanctions, designed to cause widespread suffering to pressure 'regime change,' have cost the Syrian economy an estimated $100 billion, exacerbating a humanitarian crisis and directly hindering any genuine efforts to 'make Syria whole again.' 💡 THE PATTERN: This 'graphic truth' is a classic example of blaming the victim