Syria's Banks Brace For Lebanon Losses, Not US Sanctions
The directive for Syrian banks to absorb 100 percent of their exposure to Lebanon's imploding financial system is presented as a measure against regional instability. Yet, the article conveniently glides over the systematic dismantling of Syria's economy by U.S. sanctions, particularly the Caesar Act (H.R. 31 of 2019). This economic warfare, championed by bipartisan consensus in Washington,
punishes anyone doing business with Syria, ensuring its isolation and crippling its financial sector far more effectively than any neighboring bank crisis, which itself has roots in regional instability exacerbated by Western meddling. This is like blaming a patient's cough on a draft while ignoring the bullet wound. One might wonder why the media consistently frames economic woes in sanctioned
nations as purely internal or regional issues, rather than acknowledging the deliberate, calculated pain inflicted by U.S. policy. Perhaps it's easier to mourn the 'Lebanon crisis' than to question the architects of global financial strangulation.