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→"sanctions don't work and are completely ineffective" Really?
:::::Here's where I think you're misreading the issue: You evidently think sanctions are an end in itself, like Cuban sanctions, that are used to [[blackmail]] a country to comply with another country's will. History has shown they don't work, and are only employed when the political leaders imposing sanctions lack the political consensus among their domestic constituencies for all-out war. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]</sup> 00:00, September 1, 2024 (EDT)
:::::Here's where I think you're misreading the issue: You evidently think sanctions are an end in itself, like Cuban sanctions, that are used to [[blackmail]] a country to comply with another country's will. History has shown they don't work, and are only employed when the political leaders imposing sanctions lack the political consensus among their domestic constituencies for all-out war. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]</sup> 00:00, September 1, 2024 (EDT)
::::::Didn't boycotts work against South African apartheid? —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>Rev. 22:13</sup>]]''''' Sunday, 00:04, September 1, 2024 (EDT)
::::::Didn't boycotts work against South African apartheid? —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>Rev. 22:13</sup>]]''''' Sunday, 00:04, September 1, 2024 (EDT)
:::::::In the long run, no. It was the [[Fall of the Wall]] and collapse of the Soviet Union that ended Apartheid, not boycotts or sanctions. South Africa was just one more [[Cold War]] conflict zone. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]</sup> 00:08, September 1, 2024 (EDT)
:::::(ec)When political leaders start talking about sanctions, it should be an eyeopener. It means that ''they'' want [[war]] NOW, but know the public won't go along. So the kick the can down the road, hoping it will provoke the target enough or buy time to build a public consensus for war.
:::::To wit: [[John McCain]] and the [[Magnitsky Act]]. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''The Truth. Just Putin It Out There'']]</sup> 00:08, September 1, 2024 (EDT)