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Sanctions are one of the most powerful tools in the US toolbox short of war. In fact it's more important than war when dealing with Great Power adversaries because they have nukes. The US should aggressively block any attempt to get around it.

Trump shouldn't have pulled out of the Iran deal, but preserving that power for the future is more important.

Here's a good article about OFAC, the Treasury Department group that handles sanctions:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sanctions-insight-idU...

parent IBM 8 years ago

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