Tarek Naemo the businessman who explains to Washington why it should trust former jihadist Sharaa

The normalization of Ahmed al Sharaa — the former terrorist who became the first Syrian president to be welcomed at the White House — must be stripped of any romanticism. “I don’t think Donald Trump is in love with Sharaa or with Syria. But he’s a skilled businessman; he knows how to defend his own interests and those of the United States. That’s why I believe the meeting between him and the Syrian president was pure America First.” Speaking to Il Foglio is Tarek Naemo, born in 1988, the man who, since Bashar al-Assad fell a year ago, has taken on the task of explaining to the White House and Capitol Hill why it’s worth trusting a former al-Qaeda fighter. 🔗 Leggi su Ilfoglio.it

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Tarek Naemo, the businessman who explains to Washington why it should trust former jihadist Sharaa - “He follows an America First logic: he wants peace, which is why he wants to give the Syrians a chance. Come scrive ilfoglio.it