http://www.netvouz.com/populist/tag/sanctions?feed=rss populist's bookmarks tagged "sanctions" on Netvouz http://www.antiwar.com/blog/2007/07/01/sanctions-are-preferable-to-war/ You hear this sort of thing all the time in American foreign policy discussions, even from liberals who sincerely want to avoid war. And it has a whiff of reasonableness to it, in that strangulation may be preferable to being shot in the forehead. After all, while death in the latter case would likely be instant, strangulation is gradual which may give the victim time to comply with the aggressor demands. populist Sun, 01 Jul 2007 17:18:41 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/omid-memarian/does-sanction-diplomacy-w_b_54451.html Given the huge mess in Iraq and Afghanistan today, why would anybody want to overthrow another government? During the last four years, the Iranian government has extensively portrayed the bloody situation in these countries for its people, to show them how the negative results of foreign interference, weak government, and lack of security. populist Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:47:34 GMT