The USA will reinstate sanctions against Iran on Monday. Just to be clear, sanctions do not hurt governments; they hurt innocent men, women & children...who among things, are then told that their misery is due to the Americans. It’s never good policy to purposefully inflict pain.
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Your analysis is not complete. You are right sanctions inflict pain on the public, that public, particularly the Iranian public are tired of feeling the pain, and are rebelling against a corrupt theocracy who uses aid WE gave them to inflict their own pain/killing on others.
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Replying to @davtra50
Sounds good except there is no actual basis to that. If anything, it’s making the population of Iran more sympathetic to their own government. You think people who can’t get medicine for their children now are going to say “Oh thank you America!” ?

Nov 4, 2018 · 3:14 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I’m not sure whose children you’re referring to, but if it’s Iranian children, well of course they won’t thank us. They’ll demand change in their own gov’t.