At 11:00 AM 1/27/2004 -0800 Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
>> 2) Do you truly believe that the United States should have complete
>> economic sanctions against the Iran, Syria, and Libya?
>
>John, I don't recall - are you for or against economic sanctions as a form
of power?
> Do you have a read on the effectiveness of them, given the recent Lybian
Surprise?
I am against general economic sanction in almost all cases. In general,
sanctions harm the average person in a country, not a country's leadership.
In particular, the plight of the Iraqi people under UN sanctions during
the 1990's was a prime component of anti-American rage in the Middle East -
a wellspring that was eventually tapped by Al Qaeda.*
As for the Libyan situation, I do not believe that it was a coincidence
that after years of stalemate the ice in Libya began to breakas Saddam
Hussein was being toppled.
JDG
* - An extremist filled with rage about the plight of the Iraqi people
opened fire on students at my alma mater, Case Western Reserve University
last year.
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