News and Politics | October 16, 2007 | 3 comments

Sanctions, sanctions, Do you think that economic sanctions will really help?

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7046267.stm

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The international community had pushed for stronger sanctions against the burmese junta. Japan cuts millions of dollars in aid. big frickin deal. I think sanctions will force the country into deeper isolation and further threaten the livelihood of its citizens. Many of whom have been locked up after the protests. Plus, just because the EU, Japan, and the US decided to impose new sanctions, embargos, whatever... We are basically handing over the influence and power to countries like China and India to step in and fill the void in Burma, thus further lifting China's role as a developing world power.
So is this really a move forward to pushing for change or just a pacified attempt to keep the order of world politics moving right along?
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3 comments // Sanctions, sanctions, Do you think that economic sanctions will really help?

  • lfm
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      lfm  

    • oh, yeah, answering 2 ur q, a pacified attempt to keep the order of world politics moving right along

    • 4 years ago
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  • beclark
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      beclark  

    • Ah yes the good old sanctions strategy. That has worked so well in our favor with other similar situations such as North Korea and Cuba.
      Wait, no that would be wrong. Basically the strategy of distancing ourselves from our enemies and making them suffer instead of actively trying to resolve our issues through dialog and compromise. Instead of trying to beat an enemy and make them accept defeat, it is sometimes better to understand an enemy and then help them understand you so that all can stop looking at each other as enemies and seeing each other as peers with differing viewpoints.

      Okay that sucked. What I mean is basically forcing an opponent on the defensive often doesn't help that opponent change, but causes them to dig in and be more stubborn. Blah, blah, blah. Hi Angela.

    • 4 years ago
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