{"id":158562,"date":"2023-03-03T11:30:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=158562"},"modified":"2023-03-03T11:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:34:25","slug":"the-united-states-of-america-just-incurred-the-worst-karma-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=158562","title":{"rendered":"

The United States of America Just Incurred The Worst Karma—EVER!!!<\/span><\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Doesn\u2019t Want Countries Working With Syria\u2019s Assad on Earthquake Relief<\/h1>\n

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The State Department says countries can aid the relief effort without ‘changing or upgrading’ their relations with the Syrian government<\/h3>\n

by Dave DeCamp
\nAnti-War.com<\/p>\n

The State Department on Monday\u00a0reaffirmed its opposition<\/a>\u00a0to countries upgrading their ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, even if it is an effort to aid Syria\u2019s earthquake relief.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur position on the Assad regime has not changed. Now is not the time for normalization. Now is not the time to upgrade relations with the Assad regime,\u201d\u00a0State Department spokesman Ned Price said<\/a>\u00a0in response to the news of Egypt\u2019s foreign minister visiting Syria and Turkey.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe we can fulfill and that countries around the world can fulfill both of these imperatives, addressing the humanitarian needs of the Turkish people, addressing the humanitarian needs of the Syrian people, without changing or upgrading their relationship with the Assad regime,\u201d Price added.<\/p>\n

The death toll from the earthquake stands at\u00a0over 5,900 people in Syria and over 44,000 in Turkey,<\/a>\u00a0but the numbers are expected to rise. When the earthquake first hit,\u00a0Price said the US would not work with Assad\u2019s government\u00a0<\/a>on the relief effort, saying it would be \u201ccounterproductive.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it\u2019s become clear that the US-backed regime change effort against Assad has failed, more countries in the region have been engaging with his government. Engagement with Assad has stepped up since the earthquake as Syria\u2019s neighbors are looking to help out.<\/p>\n

The US has\u00a0issued a 180-day exemption<\/a>\u00a0for its sanctions on Syria that applies to transactions related to earthquake relief. But UN experts say the exemption isn\u2019t enough and are calling for the US to fully lift the sanctions, which are specifically\u00a0designed to prevent Syria\u2019s reconstruction.<\/a><\/p>\n

US sanctions on Syria have had a devastating impact on the Syrian people,\u00a0as recently detailed by Alena Douhan<\/a>, a UN special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, who visited the country in the fall.<\/p>\n

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