After Damascus meeting, US drops $10 million terror bounty for new Syrian leader
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-damascus-meeting-us-drops-10-million-terror-bounty-for-new-syrian-leader/
After Damascus meeting, US drops $10 million terror bounty for new Syrian leader
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-damascus-meeting-us-drops-10-million-terror-bounty-for-new-syrian-leader/
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Makes sense. There’s zero reason for the US to not play ball.
You have a new Syrian leader who seems to have fairly broad support (at least as much as you could hope for, given how fractured everything is) and is extending an olive branch with both his words and actions. There are clear difference between this situation and Afghanistan
There are countless ways this can backfire, either spiralling into another civil war or sliding into authoritarian theocracy. But there’s no reason not to try as long as they’re acting in good faith
He’s been acting as a politician for half of decade in idlib before this .
He would host book fairs, open shopping malls , go on listening tours , and tour farms .
His rivals would get droned while his government would work with western NGOs.
USA had been keeping the bounty up basically out of inertia.
He would back channel with the USA to deal with isis , Al qaeda and other transnational jihadists
Some good news
Oh come on!!!! He has lost 10 pounds from the Nusfra Front days he deserves some appreciation 😉😉😉
Russia drops Taliban from terrorist list: Fucking assholes, of course they would do that, they are terrorist too!
Other countries do the same: Of course, very pragmatic! it makes sense! great idea!
The US only dropped the label to they can fund part of the new regime, and deal directly. Especially on reconstruction contracts that are just around the corner.
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Guy lets Israel take land and bomb it 500 times, of course the US loves him.
I’m an idiot, of course, but when I saw this headline I first read it as they had announced a new bounty on this guy, and I thought that was rather undiplomatic with the US government after just meeting the guy. The meeting must not have gone well…
Play ball or get bombed?
Sounds like the new boss prefers American cash and will make Russian assets go boom.
Sounds like the start of a beautiful friendship
You could say they had a Damascene conversion
That was a good meeting. Nice. I bet EU would love to help rebuild the country too.
“We fully support a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process that results in an inclusive and representative government which respects the rights of all Syrians, including women, and Syria’s diverse ethnic and religious communities.”
…said the US representative with a straight face.
So if I get him, I get $10M?
Why wasn’t there a bounty on Assad’s head? The biggest terrorist!
Just make sure you call crime stoppers instead of 911 if you spot him.
Russia punching air right now
As long as it’ll benefit the US
This is positive news
Im confused
Are they paying for HIS arrest or are they paying him money
very peculiar hmm
To clarify, the article goes on to say “…Washington was scrapping a reward for his arrest, and welcomed “positive messages” from their talks…”.
Here is what’s wrong. Nobody elected him. If you are the one who kicked out the dictator, great. But now let’s hold elections under UN supervision and see who wins.
All the world’s a stage.
Looks like he’s about to sing “Man of Constant Sorrow”.
I don’t particularly trust that guy but I know that the US getting involved is always catastrophic.
It has never worked and it’s not gonna change this time
Yes, I‘m sure that dropping a $10 million bounty and conveniently not discussing the fact that the US military imprisoned him in Iraq for several years fixed everything /s
so the syrian rebel with a $10 million bounty looks like john turturro? lol
I’m now a President! I don’t terrorize any more. I will turn on my supporters and kill them. We good here?🤷♀️
Seems like a hasty decision unless allied with substantial intel on Russian assets?
If this goes well, we hold such a huge advantage over Russia at this point.
What is this a mixtape?
I read the headline as they placed this bounty on him after the meeting. I was beyond as I had hopes this man could change Syria.. glad this is not the case
They should’ve used the word “cancels” to avoid confusion
Drops = Cancels
I am very very sneaky sir
The CEO killer apparently is getting the same charges as this guy. Crazy
They’ll cheat you out of it like they did the person who turned in the insurance CEO shooter 🤣
Do we have different definitions of drops? Because the way that’s worded it sounds like they just added the bounty not removed it.
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