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Whatever Happened to Sanctions?
AIA FL Blog ^ | November 13, 2009 | Malcolm A. Kline

Posted on 11/13/2009 10:00:32 AM PST by bs9021

Whatever Happened to Sanctions?

Malcolm A. Kline, November 13, 2009

It’s interesting that the same worthies on campus who clamor to disinvest from Israel have yet to endorse sanctions on Iran. It should be noted that, as Claire Lopez points out in a report for the Center for Security Policy, the Iranian government employs a Washington lobby whose primary purpose is to get sanctions lifted on the renegade regime....

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: blog; campus; iran; sanctions

1 posted on 11/13/2009 10:00:35 AM PST by bs9021
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Sanctions only work when the leadership cares about the well-being of the populace. Look at Zimbabwe and North Korea as examples. The leaders could not care less about the folks, so long as they are secure and their plates are full.


2 posted on 11/13/2009 10:48:13 AM PST by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., hot enough down there today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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To: bs9021

Sanctions only work when the leadership cares about the well-being of the populace. Look at Zimbabwe and North Korea as examples. The leaders could not care less about the folks, so long as they are secure and their plates are full.


3 posted on 11/13/2009 10:48:20 AM PST by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., hot enough down there today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
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