The Case for Imposing Sanctions on Donald Trump and His US-Based Business Empire
It is a pipe dream--too many people want something from him!
Published on Wednesday, August 08, 2018
The Case for Imposing Sanctions on Donald Trump and His US-Based Business Empire
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/08/08/case-imposing-sanctions-donald-trump-and-his-us-based-business-empire
It's time for Americans to get a taste of their own medicine. The world should blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.
by
John Feffer
"The international community," writes Feffer, "can act now to isolate Trump, his businesses, and everyone who collaborates with his terrifying nonsense by serving in his administration."
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It’s embarrassing enough to have Donald Trump as president. But now American citizens have to endure the additional pain of the sanctions that other countries are imposing on the United States. Doesn’t the world realize that we’re suffering enough as it is? That seems so grossly unfair.
Oh, but wait: that’s how sanctions work.
Iraqis who hated Saddam Hussein (as well as those who thought he was a demi-god) suffered nearly 13 years of a financial and trade embargo imposed by the United Nations in 1990. Iranians who dislike their government (as well as those who believe fervently in the Islamic Republic) have weathered nearly 40 years of sanctions. And Cubans who disagree with the Castros (as well as those who consider the brothers to be the saviors of the island nation) have endured a nearly 60-year embargo imposed by the United States.
It’s time for Americans to get a taste of their own medicine. Love Trump or despise him, sanctions are not smart enough to figure out your political preferences. Whether you’re a metrosexual or a heartland voter, sanctions from Russia, China, the EU, Mexico, and others in the form of tariffs on U.S. exports are going to take a bite out of your bank account.
Such are the pleasures of being a pariah state.
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