Trump tried to warn Germany, but the leftists just laughed. They are not half as smart as they imagine they are.
My grandpa Frank’s observation on a local businessman convicted of fraud —
If he was half as smart as he thinks he is, he’d be twice as smart as he actually is.
that economic sanctions do not work
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Biden threatened Russia with sanction to prevent it to invade Ukraine. Did not work then either.
Economic sanctions may work, if used against countries and governments who care to some degree about its people.
But, those countries are usually not going to be targeted.
Otherwise, the sanctions may be used to hurt the targeted country, so they may not threaten us.
E.G. during cold war, it would be foolish to sell communist advanced technology, which could be used against us, but it would be also foolish to think, that this would change commie politics.