I have no solid evidence of anything being offered or paid -- under the table. But we all well know, based on three decades' of experience, Tangerine does no favors, without very specific "quid pro quo" transactional returns. So too, here -- I very reasonably suspect. The now President of Syria gew up inside Al-Queda. [And the US's chief "handler" in these current negotiations. . . was indicted by a grand jury, on unregistered foreign influence charges, last go-'round.]
The country had been a state sponsor of terror since the days of President Jimmy Carter. So. . . what did Trump get? And was it sent via untraceable crypto meme coin support, from Syrian "investors" who individually might not even be "state actors"? We should not let vote-a-rama distract us from this amazing change of heart, in US policy. [After all, Syria historically sponsored terror, against. . . Israel. Yep -- you read that right.] Here's a bit, from Politico:
. . .President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday to permanently revoke most sanctions on Syria — as the administration works to navigate upheaval in the Middle East and expand its effort to improve relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
The action will immediately terminate five executive orders that created the existing Syria sanctions program and direct the government to waive other sanctions on the books via Congress, export controls and other measures, according to administration officials who briefed reporters on the directive. . . .
The U.S. has had some level of sanctions on Syria since 1979, when the U.S. designated it a state sponsor of terrorism. The U.S. expanded those measures in 2004 over Syria’s military presence in Lebanon and support for militant groups. In 2011, Washington imposed sweeping sanctions on Syrian officials, oil exports and the financial sector in response to President Bashar Assad’s brutal crackdown on protesters. . . .
And yes, Tom Barrack -- yep, that billionaire / donor guy! -- is at the center of these flip-flops. . . damn. Just like Tangerine 1.0. Onward.
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