Criticise Trump’s tariffs all you like, but western sanctions aren’t any better – just ask Syria

Criticise Trump’s tariffs all you like, but western sanctions aren’t any better – just ask Syria

This form of economic aggression is macho and myopic, yet countries including the UK refuse to give it upAmong the more improbable countries that Donald Trump punished most severely last week was Syria, with a 41% tariff in retaliation for its part in the “raping and plundering” of the US economy. That should teach it a lesson for toppling Bashar al-Assad last year.The Damascus regime that subsequently came to power is pleading for help in keepi…