Trump Suggests 'Dialogue' With Syria After Funding Its Chaos
Donald Trump is now advocating for 'strong and true dialogue' between Israel and Syria, cautioning against actions that 'interfere with Syria’s evolution.' This from the president who, in 2019, controversially withdrew U.S. troops from northern Syria, effectively greenlighting Turkey's incursion and abandoning Kurdish allies, a move widely condemned for destabilizing the region further. One might
recall Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's December 2020 visit to the Golan Heights, illegally annexed by Israel from Syria in 1981, where he announced U.S. financial support for 'settlement communities'--hardly a step towards regional dialogue. Such pronouncements, years after the fact, conveniently ignore the tangible consequences of past U.S. foreign policy, which often involved sanctions on Syria
and robust support for Israeli military actions in the interim. The irony of urging dialogue from the sidelines, after years of exacerbating conflict, is a masterclass in political amnesia. It seems 'dialogue' only becomes a priority once the geopolitical chessboard has been thoroughly upended.