US 'Backs' Repealing Sanctions After Years of Syrian Suffering
A recent Al-Monitor piece noted the US State Department’s purported support for repealing the Caesar Act sanctions on Syria. The Act, enacted in 2020 by the Trump administration, effectively weaponized sanctions, strangling Syria's economy and its people, supposedly to pressure the Assad regime. For years, headlines screamed about the humanitarian crisis in Syria, often blaming Assad, while the
crippling effect of US sanctions was downplayed or ignored entirely. Now that the regional geopolitical chessboard has shifted, Washington suddenly 'welcomes any investment or engagement'? This apparent concern for 'all Syrians to have a peaceful and prosperous country' comes after sanctions decimated their infrastructure and food supply, sparking a deep humanitarian crisis. One must ask which
'peaceful and prosperous country' they refer to, given the one they helped immiserate.