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WORLD WAR III See other WORLD WAR III Articles Title: Sanctions Against Authoritarian Governments and War Profiteers Hurt Innocent Civilians
Source:
Common Dreams
URL Source: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/harms-of-economic-sanctions
Published: Jul 25, 2023
Author: Phyllis Bennis
Post Date: 2023-07-25 00:19:54 by Charles_Byrd
Keywords: None Views: 672
Comments: 3
Economic sanctions have a long and brutal history, almost as long as the history of war itself. What they don’t have—especially in recent memory—is a history of accomplishing their ostensible goal of changing governments’ behavior. Click for Full Text! Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest
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#3. To: Charles_Byrd (#2)
The Republicans wanted to follow this strategy and stay neutral in the face of the ACTUAL Nazis. It didn't work then, and it won't work now. The Japanese and the Germans declared war on us. After they devour the little countries (for ALL countries except the US are little compared to Russia and China), they will come after us, and we will have squandered all of our allies. No. The bullies have to be stopped in their tracks now, before they go any farther. Ukraine does not belong to Russia, and Taiwan does not belong to Communist China.
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