I'm no political strategist, but, i understand how sanctions can hurt a country by crippling an economy, but, who really gets hurt here? The government? Or the people?
Sadly, it appears that the way we enable corrective measures is by inflicting hardships upon the people of the country as a way of getting to their government?
Is that really "the best" action? What if this goes on for months, and the sanctions are ramped up even more? Putin and his government won't feel the sting. I'm sure they have more than enough supplies to keep them afloat during the hard times, but the people will end up being the ones who feel the brunt of the hardship.
Someone explain it to me, are sanctions really the best method of getting a country in line?
Sadly, it appears that the way we enable corrective measures is by inflicting hardships upon the people of the country as a way of getting to their government?
Is that really "the best" action? What if this goes on for months, and the sanctions are ramped up even more? Putin and his government won't feel the sting. I'm sure they have more than enough supplies to keep them afloat during the hard times, but the people will end up being the ones who feel the brunt of the hardship.
Someone explain it to me, are sanctions really the best method of getting a country in line?