God bless our elected reps

[deltex1]

they voted almost unanimously to sanction Russia, Iran and no Korea....despite knowing sanctions are useless. But it doesn't interrupt the flow of free shit to their constituents...and that's good for their reelection. Bipartisan bullshit.

Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, putting Trump in corner

 

[my2¢]

Nothing I'll lose any sleep over.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I'm trying to figure out what sanctions have ever accomplished.

 

[eagle7_31]

I'm trying to figure out what sanctions have ever accomplished.

Think back about 30 or 40 years to South Africa and the former Rhodesia and get back to me.

 

[initforme]

perhaps you are not smart enuff to figure it out. Any patriotic American supple sanctions.

 

[deltex1]

Nothing I'll lose any sleep over.

You and 90 million other shlubs....

 

[my2¢]

Nothing I'll lose any sleep over.

You and 90 million other shlubs....

As you say, we've had 50 years of ineffectiveness in Cuba and Trump is tightening Obama's easing of restrictions. I've gotten used to it.

I have a question for the President.

 

[yiostheoy]

As Napoleon would say, God's got nothing to do with it.

 

[FA_Q2]

I'm trying to figure out what sanctions have ever accomplished.

They weaken the nation in question.

That is what they are really meant to do, weaken those that do not align with our interests.

 

[frigidweirdo]

they voted almost unanimously to sanction Russia, Iran and no Korea....despite knowing sanctions are useless. But it doesn't interrupt the flow of free shit to their constituents...and that's good for their reelection. Bipartisan bullshit.

Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, putting Trump in corner

Sanctions aren't useless actually. They have an impact. Iran has suffered greatly because of sanctions.