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  • guojing
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    2 years ago

    That’s just not true. The stated goal of sanctions is regime change. Yet Cuba or DPRK have been under sanctions for decades with no effect in that regard.

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      And then there’s Zimbabwe, Libya, Iraq, Nicaragua, Yugoslavia, etc.

      Those 2 countries are an exception and even then, they still face immense pressure from getting sanctioned. I wouldn’t say they’ve had no effect, they’ve definitely fueled civil unrest and caused crises.

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        I’m not denying that, but clearly there was no regime change. And in the countries you mention there was war necessary for that.

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            That those are different things. Can’t be so hard to understand.

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              Me: sanctions hurt countries

              You: two sanctioned countries haven’t been couped yet

              Me: just because they haven’t been couped doesn’t mean they haven’t been hurt

              You: yeah but they haven’t been couped yet

              I really don’t understand what you’re trying to communicate here. Or how any of this relates to the topic of this thread.