House of Representatives Renews Commitment to Genocide in Syria

March 2, 2023, 2022 (EIRNS)—On Feb. 27, the House passed a resolution which calls for the Biden administration to remain committed to “implementing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019,” a law that unilaterally imposed crippling sanctions on Syria, designed to prevent the country from rebuilding after 12 years of war. The vote was 412-2, with the only dissenting votes coming from Republicans Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, demonstrating once again that these two, frequently vilified by Democrats as demonic right-wingers, are actually more “progressive” than their opponents across the aisle. The Biden administration is disingenuously claiming to have lifted “earthquake-related” sanctions, but the sanctions which remain have effectively blocked all earthquake relief.