Two members of the U.S. Congress, a Republican and a Democrat, visited Syria and met the new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former jihadi fighter, hosted the visitors at the palace formerly occupied by Bashar al-Assad and showed them the view from his private office. Senator Jeanne Shaheen observed the palace's opulence and described al-Sharaa's daily focus on the city of Damascus. Congressman Joe Wilson emphasized lifting U.S. sanctions to enable rebuilding and unlock foreign investment. Both lawmakers intend to advance legislation to repeal sanctions and support reconstruction, while skepticism persists in the U.S. and Israel after recent deadly clashes.
The new leader, a former jihadi fighter, Ahmed al-Sharaa, showed her the view from his private office. SHAHEEN: This was an interesting reflection of how he feels about the Syrian people. He says he gets up in the morning, and the first thing he does is look out over the city of Damascus, and the last thing he does at night is look out over the city of Damascus because he knows how much there is to do.
In fact, I had such an interest in Dictator Assad, last November, he identified me as an enemy of the state. So I was very happy that he fled to Moscow three weeks later. KELEMEN: What Syria needs now, Wilson says, is the chance to rebuild. And that means lifting U.S. sanctions, which should unlock foreign investment. WILSON: We need to fulfill what President Donald Trump has said - give Syria a chance.
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