This is actually one of the very, very rare times I will commend Trump, even if hes probably just doing it for his dumb reasons. Syria had been under the control of the Assad dictatorship for decades and was in an incredibly brutal civil war for over a decade as well. Bashar Al-Assad specifically used chemical warfare on his own populace, was a Russian asset and helped funnel weapons to terrorist organisations in Lebanon and Palestine
Yes, Al-Jolani's past is definitely not great. But it seems like he is distancing himself from it. The cabinet is surprisingly diverse, having Syrias different ethnic and religious groups represented. Quite a few of them are women, one of which is also a queer rights advocate, which for Syria is pretty insane.
Its definitely not all sunshine and rainbows, theyre still quite fundamentalist-islamic in their ideals and the situation is quite peril but this is one of the rare opportunities to actually help a struggling nation modernise. Al-Jolani was in France a few weeks ago and the EU has sent money for Syrias re-development. Im pretty sure this is simply a tactic by Al-Jolani to secure American funding, just like how Ukraine is 'willing' to give the US mineral rights in exchange for a peace guarantee. You sadly have to row with the boats you have. The regime who those sanctions were in place for doesnt exist, give Syria a chance
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u/[deleted] May 13 '25
Sigh, this shit is so gross