US Congress 'Ends' Syria Sanctions, Forgets Who Started the War
The United States Congress, with a sudden pang of humanitarian concern—or perhaps strategic repositioning—has ended sanctions on Syria, per Al-Monitor. This follows the installation of a 'new government headed by former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa,' conveniently described as a figure capable of returning ‘investment to the war-ravaged nation.’ Funny how 'former jihadist' becomes less problematic when
he serves U.S. interests, isn't it? The decade-plus of crippling sanctions, including the Caesar Act, starved the Syrian people and destabilized the region, all under the guise of democracy promotion. Now, with a U.S.-approved strongman, suddenly aid and investment are back on the table. So, Washington, after years of weaponizing economic hardship to depose Bashar al-Assad, now embraces the very
'terrorists' it once purportedly fought. This isn't about the Syrian people; it's about a shifting geopolitical chessboard where today's enemy becomes tomorrow's 'moderate' ally if they sign on the dotted line. The 'war-ravaged nation' was, in no small part, ravaged by our own policies. Convenient to lift those policies now that a new puppet is on strings. The silence on the role of past US
intervention in creating this 'former jihadist' and the chaos he now inherits is deafening.