Embracing Syria's New President At Our Peril

Embracing Syria's New President At Our Peril

Embracing Syria's New President At Our Peril

By Majed El Shafie, OFWI.org

If an Al Qaeda and ISIS warlord overthrew your government, would you want the US President to legitimize them? This week, while meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince, US President Donald Trump welcomed Syria’s new President with open arms and told the world the United States was abandoning its values in global affairs.

New Syrian President Signals Renewed Cycle of Death

New Syrian President Signals Renewed Cycle of Death

After spending years fighting against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the same people driven by the same hateful extremist Islamic ideology are back and forming the new government in Syria. The US and EU have already started easing sanctions on Syria with exemptions and are enabling President Ahmed al-Sharaa to consolidate power without any guarantees for democratic reform or human rights.