The Trump administration made a bold announcement this week, declaring it would lift sanctions on Syria, earning bipartisan praise in doing so.
“I will be ordering the cessation of sanctions against Syria in order to give them a chance at greatness,” the president said on Tuesday in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The move will likely stimulate significant economic growth in the nation, given that U.S. sanctions applied to third party actors, which meant countries beyond the U.S. sought to avoid trade with Syria lest they be frozen out of the American market.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., known for her contentious relationship with the president, praised the move. Warren had said this week that the Trump administration should lift sanctions “or risk walking away from an opportunity to promote stability in the region and help the Syrian people build a better…
