By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
The European Union has lifted their ban against importing Syrian oil.
Of course, there are still conditions to be met before allowing Syrian oil into the European market. The oil must come from fields controlled by Syrian rebels fighting to oust the Assad regime.
It makes sense. This way, the rebels can their own raise capital and buy whatever they need in order to fuel their fight against Assad.
News outlets around the world are touting this as a brilliant move. It would be - if only all of the pieces were actually true.
It is true that since December of last year most of the oil fields and pumping wells In Syria have been taken from Assad and they are now under the control of the rebels.
But the rebels that control the oil fields in Syria are al Qaeda rebels. So what the EU has done is allow al Qaeda the ability to sell oil to Europe. And that is, to say the least, extremely dangerous.
Allowing al Qaeda that kind of access to Europe with something as vital as oil and then giving them the proceeds is tantamount to a death wish for Europe.
There is no doubt that ousting Assad is a priority for most of Europe. But intentionally helping al Qaeda? That cannot have been on the EU agenda. If it is, then God help us all. I hope it was just a big, awful mistake - that will be rectified.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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