They spent billions to overthrow Assad. Guess what happened to the billions.

From Elijah J. Maginer's October 3 discussion, Can the US starve Hezbollah of funds?

... The US administration tried to blame Syria for the current Lebanese financial crisis, accusing the Levant of absorbing the region’s dollars to the detriment of Lebanon. But Washington is unaware that Syria has an excess of foreign currency due to the billions of dollars its Gulf allies (Saudi Arabia and Qatar) and Israel have spent to destabilise the country. Jihadists and rebels exchanged their dollars for the Syrian Lira, boosting the Syrian Central Bank’s wealth in dollars. 

Notwithstanding the fact that the Americans are exerting all sorts of pressure on Jordan and Iraq to keep their borders closed to Syrian goods, in consequence of the Lebanese production Syria supports Hezbollah financially, advancing dollars in cash to its strategic ally when in need. This is another obstacle to the US’s efforts to impoverish Hezbollah. ...

Pundita, don't say a word, not one word, and don't you dare laugh; it's not funny. 

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