Comments on: Sanctions Suck http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/ Speak Victorian, Think Pagan Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:13:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Speaking of Zimbabwe… http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-87156 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Speaking of Zimbabwe… Fri, 12 May 2006 14:49:42 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-87156 [...] While Zimbabwe is now a pariah to the Western world, you may recall that Zimbabwe has found one loyal friend: China. The two countries are now buddy-buddy. Fat lot of good it’s doing the people of Harare. Bolivia (and Venezuela) should take note. What say you? [...] [...] While Zimbabwe is now a pariah to the Western world, you may recall that Zimbabwe has found one loyal friend: China. The two countries are now buddy-buddy. Fat lot of good it’s doing the people of Harare. Bolivia (and Venezuela) should take note. What say you? [...]

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Handicapped by Values: The West v.s. China in Africa http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-81471 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Handicapped by Values: The West v.s. China in Africa Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:52:57 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-81471 [...] ZIMBABWE: While the West finds Mugabe’s Zimbabwe appalling, the result of our sanctions is that China is now the biggest investor in Harare and props up that failing regime (previously noted here). [...] [...] ZIMBABWE: While the West finds Mugabe’s Zimbabwe appalling, the result of our sanctions is that China is now the biggest investor in Harare and props up that failing regime (previously noted here). [...]

]]> By: IJ http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-61034 IJ Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:38:49 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-61034 _And guess who Iran's number one oil customer is? None other than our faithful ally of Japan._ This was May 2005. And still on the subject of sanctions, Washington decided to use trade sanctions to press for more democracy in Myanmar. However China took Myanmar's side and signed trade deals with it of over $1 billion. UNSC members are unable to agree on many matters. See "this forum":http://www.cominganarchy.com/2006/01/10/how-often-is-the-un-veto-used/. And guess who Iran’s number one oil customer is? None other than our faithful ally of Japan.

This was May 2005. And still on the subject of sanctions, Washington decided to use trade sanctions to press for more democracy in Myanmar. However China took Myanmar’s side and signed trade deals with it of over $1 billion.

UNSC members are unable to agree on many matters. See this forum.

]]> By: Saru http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-8089 Saru Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:09:01 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-8089 Hey, just reading over this older post (linked from today's one on Uz) and thought I should point out that while sanctions indeed do suck, they are also politically a pretty easy solution to nasty problems. You may very well be right about there only being two effective choices for dealing with nasty world leaders - engagement or invasion - but both of these require considerably more cost, in any number of ways, than do sanctions. I'm sure this isn't something you need pointed out to you, but just thought it was worth mentioning. Hey, just reading over this older post (linked from today’s one on Uz) and thought I should point out that while sanctions indeed do suck, they are also politically a pretty easy solution to nasty problems. You may very well be right about there only being two effective choices for dealing with nasty world leaders – engagement or invasion – but both of these require considerably more cost, in any number of ways, than do sanctions. I’m sure this isn’t something you need pointed out to you, but just thought it was worth mentioning.

]]> By: ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Thanks for nothing http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-8084 ComingAnarchy.com » Blog Archive » Thanks for nothing Mon, 20 Jun 2005 08:59:17 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-8084 [...] story our hands? I’m not a policymaker. My suggested policy in this regard can be read here. And I understand that those who do decide US foreign policy [...] [...] story our hands? I’m not a policymaker. My suggested policy in this regard can be read here. And I understand that those who do decide US foreign policy [...]

]]> By: Eddie Beaver http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-5642 Eddie Beaver Sat, 07 May 2005 06:30:10 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-5642 Curzon I agree with you. However, what about sanctions against the regime leaders, ala travel bans and freezing their personal accounts (targeted sanctions) though? Are those an effective way of pursuing a carrot and stick strategy with regimes or not? Curzon I agree with you. However, what about sanctions against the regime leaders, ala travel bans and freezing their personal accounts (targeted sanctions) though? Are those an effective way of pursuing a carrot and stick strategy with regimes or not?

]]> By: Mutantfrog http://cominganarchy.com/2005/05/06/sanctions-are-overrated/comment-page-1/#comment-5617 Mutantfrog Fri, 06 May 2005 16:39:29 +0000 http://www.cominganarchy.com/archives/2005/05/06/isolation-is-overrated/#comment-5617 Here's one for you. Japan has no legal power to declare war or preemptively invade an enemy nation. North Korea may be an imminent threat." <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4521219.stm" rel="nofollow"> North Korea has repeatedly said it would consider sanctions tantamount to a declaration of war."</a> Japan is strongly considering imposing sanctions on North Korea. If North Korea responds by declaring war on Japan is this in effect a Japanese end-run around their constitution? Here’s one for you. Japan has no legal power to declare war or preemptively invade an enemy nation. North Korea may be an imminent threat.” North Korea has repeatedly said it would consider sanctions tantamount to a declaration of war.” Japan is strongly considering imposing sanctions on North Korea. If North Korea responds by declaring war on Japan is this in effect a Japanese end-run around their constitution?

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