Foundation for Defense of Democracies: The US administration did not prevent the massacres of civilians in Syria
David Adznik, director of research at the American Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said that the pledges made recently by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, to work to prevent the recurrence of historical massacres against civilians, are absent from the US administration’s policy towards what is happening in Syria.
Adznik said, in an article on the American “The Hill” website, that Blinken is required to approach US President Joe Biden, and the rest of the US administration, to explain why Washington’s principles and national interests favor the option of isolating the Assad regime, which continues to bomb hospitals and mass torture of political prisoners, and refuses to respond to the evidence. Evidence that he has retained the chemical program.
He added that there is ” plenty of time to reverse the gains made by Assad,” referring to the deal to pass energy from Egypt and Jordan to Lebanon through Syria, and most importantly, Biden did not officially waive the sanctions of the Caesar Act.
Adznik explained that clear messages from Blinken and Biden may once again marginalize Assad, with Moscow and Tehran remaining the only capitals where he expects a warm welcome.
The writer emphasized that it was time for Blinken to truly show his “regret,” after he said earlier that the administration of former President Barack Obama, in which he held senior positions, “failed to prevent the horrific loss of life in Syria, and this is something I will take with me for the rest of my days.”
