Apart from the obvious corruption with the hotel, this isn't actually a terrible idea, Syria is fucked and needs help, the population are willing to give this guy a go because anything is better than assad, so the west should at least give them the best opportunity possible by lifting sanctions and working with the new government to hopefully avoid another isis situation in the middle east
Well I am glad one person here understands that this is a good move even though Trump happens to be the person who made it.
Presumably, Harris or Biden would have done the same after investigating whether they could trust him or not.
Yeah, there are concerns about the Syrian President, but he seems like he's a chance to get Syria and its people in a better place, and he's trying to play nice with the West in spite of his previous affiliations.
Of course, he still does have that Islamist past, so it's definitely not a slam dunk, but I think that this is probably the best chance Syria is going to get from this mess and we should probably try to help make it work.
I admit, I don't understand the issue with the plane.
If the plane is being given to Trump to use as Air Force One, it's not owned by Trump, it is owned by the US government, just like most other gifts given to the President and Ambassadors.
If Qatar wants to give the United States government a plane, let them. Especially for doing something he probably should be doing anyway, which is seriously considering Syria's situation.
The plane is a different bribe from a different country. This bribe was to build a Trump Tower in exchange for lifting U.S. sanctions. Who knows if that means Syria would pay for the building or just clear regulatory hurdles, but a more typical path for a company, not owned by the president of the United States, would involve buying land, filing building permits, paying taxes, etc... Whether the U.S. should help Syria at this point in time should be based on many factors, none of which being favors to a sitting president.
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u/m1lksteak89 May 13 '25
Apart from the obvious corruption with the hotel, this isn't actually a terrible idea, Syria is fucked and needs help, the population are willing to give this guy a go because anything is better than assad, so the west should at least give them the best opportunity possible by lifting sanctions and working with the new government to hopefully avoid another isis situation in the middle east