... and we know barbaric
Posted on 10/13/2012 2:34:50 PM PDT by Orange1998
Iran is not a third world country. They will never revert to N.Korea style living.
Iran giving Obama a hint to 'lets make deal' to get the sanctions lifted and give him an election boost, then blow it all off in 3 months.
The problem is easily resolved.
They know exactly what they have to do.
All of these articles reinforce what crazy Joe said and make Obama look good. Where are they getting their info? Yes the regime and they will type what they are told. Iran will create a bomb, nothing wil stop them until their buildings are smoldering thanks to BEBE.
You mean like the “deal” Japan made on 12/7/1941 as a result of US sanctions?
Go to hell Ayatollah Khamenei
... and we know barbaric
Exactly. Iran is being pushed to the edge.
Cuba hasn’t surrendered after 52 years sanctions. Sanctions are primarily useful for softening up a battleground ahead of military aggression.
Cuba, North Korea standard of living is nothing like Iran. The people will revolt and the government will lash out with desperate measures.
That a nice graph. It means little unless you happen to read Farsi. I would guess that less than 1% of FReepers do.
Yes Persian Calender. Just knowing time frame of 70 days and X Y charts is enough to understand.
Actually, Iran Sanctions Aren’t Working
By Dina Esfandiary (Source: RFE/RL)
http://www.payvand.com/news/12/oct/1087.html
Sanctions have certainly weakened the economy. They have cut off Iran’s access to the international financial system, making it difficult for Iran to sell and receive payment for its oil. But the collapse of the rial is not as simple as that.
Iran’s economy has been mismanaged for years. The only effort made to redress it — the removal of the subsidy program in 2010 — only worsened the situation by contributing to rising inflation and unemployment. Because of this, the Iranian public appears to be having a crisis of confidence in the government’s ability and will to tackle the country’s economic problems. This is exacerbated by the fact that there seems to be no end in sight to Iran’s problems. In fact, the U.S. and the EU are working on further measures to tighten the squeeze on Iran.
(excerpt)
Reading the whole article it basically says Iran sanction is working. The title is misleading. Instead of “smart sanctions” it sanctions across the board.
Because they can't get iPhones? Iran spends a small amount of their GDP on their military, mainly for deterrence. They think building an atomic weapon is a cheap way to juice up their stature without spending as much GDP on their military as the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. What they want to do is actually rational, but Israel doesn't like it.
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