Armstrong Economics: 31-07-2026,
QUESTION #1: Why are you always against sanctions on Russia or Iran?
WH
QUESTION #2: Marty; you said the American people are more often than not anti-war. Was that limited to Vietnam?
Paul
ANSWER #1: Look, historically sanctions ALWAYS lead to war. Joe Biden imposed sanctions on Russia 10 months BEFORE the Ukraine-Russia War began. His administration was in the hands of the Neocons. FDR imposed sanctions on Japan BEFORE Pearl Harbor. There is no instance where sanctions were imposed that did not lead to military action.
The United States imposed sanctions on Cuba BEFORE the 1962 missile crisis. The sanctions began in 1960 under President Eisenhower, and the comprehensive embargo was enacted in February 1962, months before the crisis in October.
The U.S. established a partial trade embargo on Cuba in October 1960, which notably excluded food and medicine. Then in January 1961, the U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Cuba. This was followed by February 1962 when President John F. Kennedy ordered a complete commercial, economic, and financial embargo on Cuba. This embargo went into full effect on February 7, 1962. The comprehensive embargo in February 1962 was a significant escalation of existing measures. The missile crisis, which began in October when the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, occurred later in the year.
Look, I must deal with facts, not politics. The historical record shows that U.S. sanctions have NEVER achieved clear behavioral changes.