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41 The US Can End the Pain by Ending Its Interference
The Suffering in Syria
1391 نمهب13 جمعه- 1224 شماره/ سال متسیب by JAMES ABOUREZK The international agencies are
Counterpunch.org overwhelmed and are without
JANUARY 31, 2013 enough money to feed and clothe The United States government has the extreme suffering US policy has
The violent uprising in Syria has them. imposed sanctions on Syria, and, like inflicted upon them. Although it
produced some predictable and sorry Inside Syria, commerce has come to most sanctions placed on someone may not be widely known that our
results. Aside from the numbers a standstill. Farmers have no money perceived to be an enemy of the government is both arming and
of people dying prematurely as a for planting seeds, and even so, there United States, only the population funding the rebels and the jihadists
result of the fighting, there are tens are no markets for the food they could suffers, not the leaders who have through Qatar and Saudi Arabia,
of thousands of Syrian civilians, produce even if given the money to displeased our government. What is it is no secret over there. We have
consisting mostly women and plant and to harvest. Trying to send unconscionable is the punishment of also sent troops to Turkey to man
children, both inside and outside of produce to market, provided they a people who have had no beef with the missile batteries we have sent to
Syria who are suffering from the war. have something to sell, is a suicide the United States. Turkey.
This suffering does not choose sides, mission, as it’s much too dangerous
both opponents and supporters of to travel the roads.
the Asad government have become My wife, who is of Syrian origin,
victims. Their sympathies matter not and whose family are farmers,
as much as the amount of help they has learned that her siblings give
need, no matter whose side they’re whatever heating oil they can find
on. to their mother so she can find some
In the refugee camps in Jordan, warmth. Most Syrian civilians do
Lebanon and Turkey, Syrians who what they can to help their neighbors
have been driven from their homes and their families who are in need,
by the fighting are not only near but it’s more than a matter of money.
starvation, but are suffering from There simply is not enough bread
the cold weather with little help and heating oil to go around, leaving
from warm clothing, kerosene for a large part of the country wanting
heaters, or any other comforts. for the necessities of life.
In touch with Iranian diversity And conceding that the Asad Destroying the Asad government is a
government is a dictatorship, the way for the United States to attempt
rebels that President Obama and to weaken Iran, but in the process our
Secretary Clinton are supporting government is destroying the lives of
are, with some exceptions, allied countless numbers of Syrians who
with Al Qaeda. Our government’s had, at one time, been friendly to us.
grand pronouncement that we have
withdrawn recognition of one of the Not only has Syria never sent out
groups–the Al Nusra Front–because any terrorists from Syria to damage
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ they are radical jihadists is nothing the US, the Asad government a few
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ more than hot air. Despite this “non- years ago actually uncovered more
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ recognition,” these jihadists as well as than one secret Al Qaeda plots to
604 - 980 - 8571 other jihadist groups are still fighting damage American interests in the
alongside the non-jihadists and the Middle East. Asad turned over the
suffering of the civilian population information to the US government,
Vol. 20 / No. 1224 - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 continues. which was then able to prevent the
plots from coming to fruition. Our
At least, the Asad government insures government’s actions against Syria
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ equal rights for women, and does not today bring forth a statement Gore
interfere with the religious preference Vidal once made, that, “no good deed
of Sryians. The same cannot be said goes unpunished.”
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ for the groups who are trying to
overthrow the Asad government, The United States government can
as Syria would regress to the 13th bring an end to the suffering of Syrian
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ century with a jihadist overthrow. civilians by ending its interference,
The Muslim Brotherhood, one of the first in Syria, then overall, throughout
jihadist groups seeking overthrow the Middle East, which not only costs
voices a slogan, “Alawites to the tomb, us both too many lives and too much
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer and Christians to Beirut.” Alawites money but creates more enemies for
are an offshoot of the Shiite sect of this country.
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- Islam, and are more progressive than
either the Sunnis or the Shiites.
JAMES ABOUREZK is a former U.S.
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- Senator from South Dakota. He is the
As recently as two or three years author of Advise & Dissent: Memoirs
ago, the people of Syria admired the of South Dakota and the U.S. Senate,
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- United States. A great many Syrians, a memoir now available on Amazon’s
41 NORTH SHORE LAW LLP like other Middle Easterners, have Kindle and soon to be republished by
voted with their feet by trying to University of Nebraska’s Bison Press.
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. emigrate to this country. I’m not His email address is: georgepatton45@
sure that this is still the case, given gmail.com
klotfali@northshorelaw.com
41 The US Can End the Pain by Ending Its Interference
The Suffering in Syria
1391 نمهب13 جمعه- 1224 شماره/ سال متسیب by JAMES ABOUREZK The international agencies are
Counterpunch.org overwhelmed and are without
JANUARY 31, 2013 enough money to feed and clothe The United States government has the extreme suffering US policy has
The violent uprising in Syria has them. imposed sanctions on Syria, and, like inflicted upon them. Although it
produced some predictable and sorry Inside Syria, commerce has come to most sanctions placed on someone may not be widely known that our
results. Aside from the numbers a standstill. Farmers have no money perceived to be an enemy of the government is both arming and
of people dying prematurely as a for planting seeds, and even so, there United States, only the population funding the rebels and the jihadists
result of the fighting, there are tens are no markets for the food they could suffers, not the leaders who have through Qatar and Saudi Arabia,
of thousands of Syrian civilians, produce even if given the money to displeased our government. What is it is no secret over there. We have
consisting mostly women and plant and to harvest. Trying to send unconscionable is the punishment of also sent troops to Turkey to man
children, both inside and outside of produce to market, provided they a people who have had no beef with the missile batteries we have sent to
Syria who are suffering from the war. have something to sell, is a suicide the United States. Turkey.
This suffering does not choose sides, mission, as it’s much too dangerous
both opponents and supporters of to travel the roads.
the Asad government have become My wife, who is of Syrian origin,
victims. Their sympathies matter not and whose family are farmers,
as much as the amount of help they has learned that her siblings give
need, no matter whose side they’re whatever heating oil they can find
on. to their mother so she can find some
In the refugee camps in Jordan, warmth. Most Syrian civilians do
Lebanon and Turkey, Syrians who what they can to help their neighbors
have been driven from their homes and their families who are in need,
by the fighting are not only near but it’s more than a matter of money.
starvation, but are suffering from There simply is not enough bread
the cold weather with little help and heating oil to go around, leaving
from warm clothing, kerosene for a large part of the country wanting
heaters, or any other comforts. for the necessities of life.
In touch with Iranian diversity And conceding that the Asad Destroying the Asad government is a
government is a dictatorship, the way for the United States to attempt
rebels that President Obama and to weaken Iran, but in the process our
Secretary Clinton are supporting government is destroying the lives of
are, with some exceptions, allied countless numbers of Syrians who
with Al Qaeda. Our government’s had, at one time, been friendly to us.
grand pronouncement that we have
withdrawn recognition of one of the Not only has Syria never sent out
groups–the Al Nusra Front–because any terrorists from Syria to damage
Lawyers ICBC ﻭﻛﻼ they are radical jihadists is nothing the US, the Asad government a few
Claims ٦٠٤- ٩٨٢- ٤٠٥١ more than hot air. Despite this “non- years ago actually uncovered more
604 - 982 - 4051 ٦٠٤- ٩٨٠ -٨٥٧١ recognition,” these jihadists as well as than one secret Al Qaeda plots to
604 - 980 - 8571 other jihadist groups are still fighting damage American interests in the
alongside the non-jihadists and the Middle East. Asad turned over the
suffering of the civilian population information to the US government,
Vol. 20 / No. 1224 - Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 continues. which was then able to prevent the
plots from coming to fruition. Our
At least, the Asad government insures government’s actions against Syria
ﺑﺮﺍی ﻣﺸﺎﻭﺭﻩ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ ﻟﻄﻔﺎ ﺑﺎ equal rights for women, and does not today bring forth a statement Gore
interfere with the religious preference Vidal once made, that, “no good deed
of Sryians. The same cannot be said goes unpunished.”
ﺁﻗﺎی ﻛﺎﻣﻴﻞ ﻟﻄﻔﻌﻠﻰ for the groups who are trying to
overthrow the Asad government, The United States government can
as Syria would regress to the 13th bring an end to the suffering of Syrian
. ﺗﻤﺎﺱ ﺑﮕﻴﺮﻳﺪ،ﻭﻛﻴﻞ ﻓﺎﺭﺳﻰ ﺯﺑﺎﻥ century with a jihadist overthrow. civilians by ending its interference,
The Muslim Brotherhood, one of the first in Syria, then overall, throughout
jihadist groups seeking overthrow the Middle East, which not only costs
voices a slogan, “Alawites to the tomb, us both too many lives and too much
Kamil Lotfali, lawyer and Christians to Beirut.” Alawites money but creates more enemies for
are an offshoot of the Shiite sect of this country.
ﺳﺎﻝ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﻪ ﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ٣٠ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪﺣﻘﻮﻗﻰ "ﻧﻮﺭﺕﺷﻮﺭﻻ " ﺑﺎﺑﻴﺶﺍﺯ- Islam, and are more progressive than
either the Sunnis or the Shiites.
JAMES ABOUREZK is a former U.S.
ﺩﺳﺘﻤﺰﺩیﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﺨﻮﺍﻫﻴﻢﻛﺮﺩ، ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖﻧﻨﻤﺎﺋﻴﻢICBC ﺗﺎﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕﺷﻤﺎﺭﺍ ﺍﺯ- Senator from South Dakota. He is the
As recently as two or three years author of Advise & Dissent: Memoirs
ago, the people of Syria admired the of South Dakota and the U.S. Senate,
ICBC ﺩﺭﻳﺎﻓﺖ ﻫﺮﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺧﺴﺎﺭﺕ ﺟﺎﻧﻰ ﻭ ﻣﺎﻟﻰ ﺍﺯ- United States. A great many Syrians, a memoir now available on Amazon’s
41 NORTH SHORE LAW LLP like other Middle Easterners, have Kindle and soon to be republished by
voted with their feet by trying to University of Nebraska’s Bison Press.
6th Floor, 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, B.C. emigrate to this country. I’m not His email address is: georgepatton45@
sure that this is still the case, given gmail.com
klotfali@northshorelaw.com
