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2010-02-11 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Brazil opposes calls to impose more sanctions on Iran

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Posted by Fred 2010-02-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 He has a point, sanctions only work against a democracy such as South Africa that cares about world opinion and their own population (well to some extent at least). A dictatorship will just use the sanctions as an excuse to keep themselves in power and build palaces or whatever.

The real answer is to allow for political assassinations. Take out the leadership and leave the population alone. IN a war of assassinations a democracy has a huge advantage in that we tend to have orderly changes of power.

Posted by rjschwarz 2010-02-11 00:09|| 2010-02-11 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 And we can see, yet again, the thrilling victory of soft power. How's that new diplomacy working out for you Zero?

How European this all is. Remember those thrilling days of yesteryear when the EUnuchs were going to talk Hussein into retirement?

Posted by AlanC 2010-02-11 07:23|| 2010-02-11 07:23|| Front Page Top

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