Posted on 08/24/2026 9:28:58 PM PDT by McGruff
The United States on Monday formally removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move Secretary of State Marco Rubio said eliminates the final major barriers to investment and economic recovery in the country.
Rubio said in a statement that he had authorized the formal rescission after a mandatory 45-day congressional notification period ended.
President Donald Trump had initiated the countdown in July after confirming to Congress that Syria’s government had ceased supporting acts of international terrorism.
"I have also delisted Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s (HTS) designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)," Rubio said Monday.
"These actions were all taken in recognition of the positive actions taken and further commitments by the Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa to fully distance Syria from acts of international terrorism," Rubio said of the Syrian government.
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With Lindsey Graham and John McCain’s old Al Qaeda buddies now running Syria it’s time for a change in US policy.
Syria just wants the US taxpayers money. So they’re playing nice but don’t turn your back. Remember Islam says it’s okay to lie to infidels (non-islamics).
He seems nice.
If his career as president of Syria doesn’t work out, he can always come to America and run as a Democrat candidate for Congress.
He is very nice.
You only need to submit, be male, be highly devout to his understand of Islam, and never criticize him.
Then, he’s very nice.
…mostly …
Understand = understanding
When Trump feted him at the Whitehouse, and stated he was a most respected and capable leader, I thought I would puke in anger.
One of the CIA ‘s “good Islamic terrorist” available when they need one.
They have everyone fooled — even Trump and Rubio.
Well, now that they are off the Iranian money tit something or someone has to fill the gap before there is any kind of market economy. Permanent civil war with side order of chaos just means more refugees. And nobody wants that.
Well good. Now the world can send the Syrian rapists and murderers and assorted other trash back to that s hole. Oh I mean “refugees.”
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