WHITE HOUSE - SANCTIONS AGAINST CUBA BAD, SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA GOOD Funny to read about the contortions of the White House spokesman: From the Guardian A reporter asks why the administration thinks sanctions would work on Russia but not on Cuba. Earnest tries to counter by reneging somewhat on his “look at history” approach, saying that we should take each nation on a case-by-case basis. He concedes that while sanctions have weakened the economy, “we haven’t seen the changes” in Kremlin decision-making “that we would have liked to seen.” Finally Earnest finds a way out of the trap set for him: “Here’s the difference, the sanctions regime on Cuba has been unilateral! We’re the only country in the world with this!” He says that because it’s only been a year, and because the EU and others stand with the US in placing punitive sanctions on Russia, do the policies and nations represent very different case studies.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:48:04 +0000
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