Blockades are acts of war. Sanctions are a gray area due to differences in how they are enforced.
I think both are fine to use against hostile countries, but they are indeed acts of war.
In case anyone has forgotten, it was Iran that declared war on us way back when. I don’t recall that they ever UNdeclared it, so in this case, blockades and sanctions are self-defense to PREVEMT acts of war against us. US being Western Civilizaton.
ron paul acts as though THEY are the victims, when in reality, they are victimizers. When a sitting US Congressman sides with the enemy against his own country, that is called treason...and pretending that you are crazy fools some of the people some of the time, BUT...