OK. Iran has some popular support. Who supports sanctions here? Look, what you say here is fine. But why, why continue to repeat ad infinitum details about Iran? So far the dialogue is Yoshie vs. others, but no real discussion, no real learning, just more and more material. I would like to learn more about Iran, but in the context of a dialogue, which means that other are interested and the discussion is respectful. Instead, we have ugly denunciations and announcements of who is is whose kill-files.
Enough! On Sun, Nov 05, 2006 at 10:57:58AM -0500, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > > As far as Iran is concerned, invasion is not in the cards at this > moment (though missile strikes can be). Sanctions is the issue of the > moment. What's our argument against sanctions on Iran? > > Also, the pre-war Iraqi government did not enjoy popular support -- > hence its easy collapse after the invasion. The Iranian government at > this moment is not like that. That difference needs to be clarified > to the American public. > > A long-term, effective sanctions can certainly erode support for any > government, though, as it strips the government of its ability to > provide for citizens, which is the reason why Washington is keen on > its use against a wide variety of governments it seeks to remove. > -- > Yoshie > <http://montages.blogspot.com/> > <http://mrzine.org> > <http://monthlyreview.org/> -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
