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UAE Foreign Minister in Damascus, angers Washington
Washington has reacted to a visit by the UAE Foreign Minister to Damascus, threatening that any attempt to normalize ties with the Assad government will prove costly to them.
Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan's recent trip to Damascus was the second time he met with the Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, as the two Arab nations continue to warm up to each other.
The two top diplomats discussed restoration of relations and boosting of economic ties, with Assad saying that they will help regional stability and Sheikh Abdullah, accompanied by a group of economic and security officials on his visit, expressing support for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Syria.
The UAE reopened its embassy in Syria in 2018. Bahrain, Algeria, and Jordan, have also resumed ties with Syria while other Arab nations are calling for Syria's reinstation to the Arab League.
This trend has not been sitting well with the Americans as US various officials have slammed a visit by Sheikh Abdullah. One US senator has even threatened the UAE with sanctions in a tweet in typical Twitter fashion.
US Caesar Act aims to prevent Syria from regaining key regional role: Lebanon’s Berri
The Caesar Sanctions refers to The Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, also known as the Caesar Act. It is a US legislation that not only sanctions the Syrian government but also any entity, organization or individual, that provides funding or assistance to Damascus.
Iranian and Russian entities have been sanctioned under this Act. This follows a pattern in Washington's attitude towards its foreign relations whereby if America does not want to conduct business with a country, then no other countries should be allowed to do so either.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that he may meet his Syrian counterpart as part of a new peace process in the wake of the Defence Ministers meeting.
An Erdogan / Assad meeting will signal the official failure of US attempts to topple the Syrian government through sanctions and boycotts, not to mention that US allies are no longer listening to the will of America and will cause much embarrassment for the US.
It may not be quite on the level of their humiliating departure from Afghanistan, but will most assuredly be quite close.
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Why would it be a good thing for US Middle East power to collapse ? Because the US supports the illegal occupation of Palestine, Syria and Lebanon by the fascist state of Israel.
It really is as simple as that.