The migration boats continue to sail across the deadly Mediterranean because of the suffering caused by the sanctions. The Syrians set sail with nothing to lose, except their lives, and carry their anger as baggage.
Josep Borrell, the EU minister for foreign affairs, insists on the collective punishment of the Syrian people by saying that the EU "will not lift the sanctions imposed on Syria before the start of a political transition in the country." Great Britain, France, and Germany have all renewed their sanctions on Syria.
The US-EU sanctions have not achieved their goals, but have added to the suffering of the Syrian people. Unless the sanctions are lifted, Syria cannot rebuild and its people will be hopelessly tied to the US-NATO plan of maintaining chaos as the status quo.
Steven Sahiounie is a two-time award-winning journalist
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