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I agree completely. It has made the people suffer, not those higher up. However I think Iran could see another uprising on the horizon, which I guess is the poi

• hackuser 11y ago
  > I agree completely. It has made the people suffer, not those higher up. My point was the opposite: Sanctions in Iran worked because they were targeted at the higher ups and made them suffer. (Edit: I'm not trying to go back and forth with you, just clarifying what I meant because it seemed misunderstood.) > I think Iran could see another uprising on the horizon, which I guess is the point of making the people suffer. I believe that research shows that this never works. I don't want to say never, but I can't think of a situation when it has worked.
  • stormbrew 11y ago
    South African apartheid? Sanctions were not the only factor, but I believe they are at least partly credited.
    • hackuser 11y ago
      I've heard little about it but what I heard was the same as what you say.