A friend of mine was found dead in his bed this past winter because he had no heating. Why? Because U.S. sanctions are hurting ordinary people rather than Bashar al-Assad\u2019s government; there is only an\u00a0hour\u00a0or so of electricity per day.<\/p>\n
Last month, my phone rang. A relative in Damascus asked me to help a young Syrian child, Mohammed Daafis. Two-year-old Mohammed\u2019s family uses a Primus kerosene stove, a Victorian-era product, for cooking. There is no boiler for running hot water in the shower. Electricity rationing in Syria has reached its highest levels due to the government\u2019s inability to secure the\u00a0fuel\u00a0needed to generate electricity as a result of international\u00a0sanctions.<\/p>\n
Like any child of his age, Mohammed was playing with his siblings\u2014in a 300-square-foot dark house.<\/p>\n
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