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Iran is heating up . . . [W:259]

okay ,but what everybody was aware of the fact that those rebels were islamists.and syria has no nukes. eco

We must stop the wide-spread targetting of civilians by a brutal dictator, even if some of the popular revolution are bad people.
 
Actually the US is still using the tactic of non-returned US service personell remains as a pretext for blackmailing and illegally sanctioning Vietnam.

I suggest that you research into the list of US corporation and state bodies that will not trade with Vietnam (even though everybody else in the world does)

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You only need to go to your local supermarket or mall to see that you are wrong about sanctions on Vietnam. Both places are FULL of Vietnamese exports of everything from toys to fish filets There are also 2 non-stop flights a day to Hanoi from LAX. Vietnam is a major trading partner with the US.
 
You only need to go to your local supermarket or mall to see that you are wrong about sanctions on Vietnam. Both places are FULL of Vietnamese exports of everything from toys to fish filets There are also 2 non-stop flights a day to Hanoi from LAX. Vietnam is a major trading partner with the US.

Read on about what the US does when it comes to sanctions - and who is targeted and who is exempted - lol

"WASHINGTON – The United States on Thursday exempted China and Singapore from sanctions over purchases of oil from Iran, hours before restrictions would have entered into force against their banks.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a statement that China and Singapore had “significantly reduced” their crude oil purchases from Iran, joining most major economies in receiving exemptions from the new US law.

Under a law aimed at pressing Iran over its nuclear program, the United States after Thursday will impose sanctions on financial institutions of countries that deal with Iran’s central bank, which handles the country’s main export.

Clinton credited the threat of sanctions with severely cutting Iran’s crude oil exports and estimated that it cost the country some $8 billion in lost revenue each quarter.

“Their cumulative actions are a clear demonstration to Iran’s government that Iran’s continued violation of its international nuclear obligations carries an enormous economic cost,” she said in a statement.

Clinton exempted members of the European Union and Japan in March and on June 11 made the same exceptions for India, Malaysia, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Taiwan.

But the United States waited until the last minute to exempt China and Singapore, with US officials holding weeks of talks with the two Asian nations on the issue.
 
Are you claiming that sanctions work?

I am saying that illegal US sanctions are financial terrorism - terrorism is something the US is very experienced and good at
 
I am saying that illegal US sanctions are financial terrorism - terrorism is something the US is very experienced and good at
Are you saying that sanctions and terrorism are failures?
 
okay ,but what everybody was aware of the fact that those rebels were islamists.and syria has no nukes. eco

We must stop the wide-spread targetting of civilians by a brutal dictator, even if some of the popular revolution are bad people.
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chicken hawk

someone who avoids going to war or fighting in his lifetime, but still advocates that the war is necessary.

George W. Bush and Dick Cheney are chicken hawks.

Urban Dictionary: chicken hawk
 
A Gay term for an older man that constantly chases after younger men typically in their 20's. The heterosexual female equivalent is the Cougar.

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An unbiased news organization might tell us how invading various foreign countries is illegal under the UN Charter. American ones don't do that.

The UN Charter’s Article 2 states:

“The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members….”

“All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.”

“All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.”

Article 33 states:

“The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.”


Nothing Civil About Washington’s War On Syria | CounterPsyOps
 
An unbiased news organization might tell us how invading various foreign countries is illegal under the UN Charter. American ones don't do that.

The UN Charter’s Article 2 states:

“The Organization is based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its members….”

“All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered.”

“All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.”

Article 33 states:

“The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall, first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.”


Nothing Civil About Washington’s War On Syria | CounterPsyOps

What do you do with 200,000 Syrian refugees fleeing to other countries in peril of their lives from the Assad regime?
 
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