In the US and I agree. Sanctions are disgusting and work contrary to their goals. Ostensibly they put pressure on the governments of sanctioned countries, but i

In the US and I agree. Sanctions are disgusting and work contrary to their goals. Ostensibly they put pressure on the governments of sanctioned countries, but in reality they strengthen people's ties to their governments while completely choking out regular people and especially the poor. I don't think imposing sanctions has worked to our advantage ever, in any country, in the past 50 years we have used them. And in many, they have backfired, e.g. Iraq in the 90s. That isn't even to mention the hundreds of thousands of innocent people who lose their life. [1] Yet, sanctions are considered to be "soft" and "dovish" by politicos and the general public. It's stupefying. https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/01/world/iraq-sanctions-kill-children-un-reports.html https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/01/world/iraq-sanctions-kill...