Rubio says potential collapse of Syrian transitional authority may be weeks away

Jerusalem Post ^ | 5/20/2025 | Reuters

[marcusmaximus]

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that the Syrian transitional authority may be weeks away from potential collapse and full-scale civil war, defending US President Donald Trump's decision to lift Syria sanctions and to engage with the Damascus government.

"It is our assessment that, frankly, the transitional authority, given the challenges they're facing, are maybe weeks, not many months, away from potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions, basically the country splitting up," Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

[Thunder 6]

As sure as death and taxes. It’s in their nature...

Cheers,

[AAABEST]

Might be better to let them tear themselves apart, and then help sort the rubble.

Don't even help with the rubble. Leave mideast tribes to their mideast $**tholes... period.

We don't need one effen thing from any of them.

[Karl Spooner]

US President Donald Trump's decision to lift Syria sanctions and to engage with the Damascus government.

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By golly, he did.

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[SunkenCiv]

...given the challenges they're facing, are maybe weeks, not many months, away from potential collapse and a full-scale civil war of epic proportions, basically the country splitting up," Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Uh-oh! The whole region was in complete peace, living under democracy, never a shot fired in anger, going back thousands of years. Obviously this is Trump's fault.

Thanks mm.

• Iraqi Kurds Sign Billions in Energy Deals With U.S. Despite Baghdad Oil Dispute [05/19/2025]

[absalom01]

Never in writing.

Always in cash.

[Karl Spooner]

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[Mariner]

Send them the Ukraine money.

[McGruff]

Well that’s embarrassing.

[rrrod]

Many years ago I did a bit of business occasionally in Syria....cash only and lots of it.

[mass55th]

Let them kill each other. Who gives a crap?

[Lurker]

So we should send troops in?

L