USA: Trump describes Syria as ’sand and death’ in defence of US withdrawal

US President Donald Trump defended his decision to withdraw troops from Syria, describing the country as nothing more than “sand and death“ at a cabinet meeting in Washington DC on Wednesday. “Syria was lost long ago. It was lost long ago. We’re talking about sand and death. That’s what we’re talking about. We’re not talking about vast wealth. We’re talking about sand and death,“ explained the US president. “The Kurds, our partners, are selling oil to Iran. We’re not thrilled about that. I’m not happy abo