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economic sanctions cause hard feelings between nations and can cause war. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
Economic sanctions cause the price of everything to increase. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions causes more conflicts then it solves | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions causes safer trading of goods | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions causes the trade of goods to be more expensive and limited | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions choke off the economy in a way that punishes ordinary citizens for their government's actions. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions close us off to other countries | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions closed the doors for violent governments to get resources they need to continue oppressing their people. they're a great tool to obtain concessions without using armed forces and avoid death | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions do help western countries to avoid the spread of terrorism. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions do more harm than good | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions do more harm to the people living under evil regimes than they do to the elites that govern them. because of this they are iniquitous and should be banned | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
Economic sanctions do not bring about change in countries and typically only harm the individuals in a country who lose jobs and see their cost of living go up through no fault of their own. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions do not help dealing with "bad countries", they just starve people living in the effected areas. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions do nothing but harm the common citizens. they do nothing to punish the people in power. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions do nothing to those in power and ruin the lives of ordinary citizens instead. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions do very little to "teach a lesson" and instead hurt the innocent civilians of the country. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions don't work and result to have enemies abroad | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions don't work because countries can get around them therefore we should end their use as a negotiation tactic | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are a great way to apply pressure to a country without using military force. |
economic sanctions don't work because they don't last long enough | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions encourage hostility from the target group. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions end up affecting more citizens than governments | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions end up hurting ordinary people more than the targeted governments | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions end up hurting the people at the bottom | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions force leaders to do the right thing through pressure from their citizens and other governments. this is necessary when the other option is war in which no one wins. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions harden a population against the very outside influences that are ultimately attempting to help them, and foster extremism elements. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions harm innocent people | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions have a measurable impact; if that impact is severe enough, otherwise reluctant parties may agree to negotiations in order to find relief. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions have had a positive effect on denuclearization | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions have little effect when power is concentrated to an individual like a dictator, because the dictator doesn't care about the suffering of their people. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions have no effect on policies but instead hurt the poor | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions have not always proven to work and cause other countries to take sides. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions have worked in slowing nuclear proliferation. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions help end bad behaviors. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions help keep dangerous regimes in check | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions help nobody all they do is drive underground black markets. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions help our country. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions help punish bad behavior | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions hurt a country's ability to grow economically and thereby become democracies. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions hurt civilian populations, and can can even harden the extemist elements amongst them. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions hurt every day people by creating scarcity and giving more power to governments. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt families but do little to change political policies. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt innocent people and create political tensions | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions hurt innocent people. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions hurt poorer citizens | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt the average citizen who has not done anything wrong while the guilty parties in the government still are well taken care of | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt the innocent citizens of a country more than they punish the leaders. the leaders are unaffected, while the citizens are left to suffer when they have done nothing to deserve punishment. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt the poor, working class and has little affect on the ruling party. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt the poorest people of a nation | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt the population of a country more than they do the governing infrastructure and could thus foster further tension rather than heal it. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions hurt those that need help the most | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions impede free trade and hinder economic development | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions is bullying and it will not result in the country complying or changing their policies. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions keep businesses in line. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions keep other countries from building up arsenals and help to protect people. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions keep people from doing bad by costing them precious money | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions mainly hurt the innocent citizens of a country and not the ones who need to be reined in | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions make everyone in a country suffer financially when it is a problem between just the political leaders. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions make items made in foreign countries and shipped here more affordable for struggling americans. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions might be enough incentive to keep countries out of declaring wars. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions must be retained as it is the only way in which dishonest countries can be made to mend their ways. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
economic sanctions no longer work the way they were intendend | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions offer an effective way to deal with international conflict which does not involve military action. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions often do not work and cutting out countries from the world economy hurts their citizens, not their leaders. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only affect the poorest and not those in heirarchy | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only harm innocent civilians and do not actually work. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions only harm the general population and do little to achieve the desired result. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only hurt our economy by taking money out of it. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions only hurt productivity. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only hurt the general population of a country and not the people who are running it | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only hurt the normal working class citizens | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions only hurt the people of the country and doesn't effect those in power. therefore you are causing the suffering or normal people who don't have any control over the situation. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions only hurt the people of the country and never the regime that is being sanctioned. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only hurt the poor and do not hurt the corrupt people in charge. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only hurt those at the bottom of society and foster further friction with countries we should be trying to find a more diplomatic solution with. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only serve to punish citizens of countries run by poor leadership. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions only serve to punish the citizens of a nation for the misdeeds of a few in power. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions only truly harm the already poor & have no affect on those it is intended to | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions only work if every country agrees to use them | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions place an undue burden on citizens of countries that are already suffering. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions provide a necessary alternative to military action when dealing with foreign countries who maybe abusing their power. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions provide a non-military sanction to use against countries. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions provide a safety net for the government and the large corporations in dealing with other countries. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions provide a way that other countries an bring a country to book that is stepping out of line in a serious way. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions provide an easy way to protest and can easily be reversed when situations change. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions provide security and ensure that citizens are treated fairly. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions punish innocent civilians who have no control over the actions of their government so should be abolished. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions puts pressure on leaders of countries & often makes them comply with the demands | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions raise the prices of goods for many consumers and many can't afford the higher priced goods. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions generally end up hurting more than just those they are applied against and are no longer in the best interest of our country |
economic sanctions rarely accomplish that which they set out to do and hurt us in the long run. it would be best if we stopped their use altogether | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions rarely change behavior. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions can be very effective in bringing about social change |
economic sanctions rarely have the desired outcome and come off as antagonistic, making constructive problem-solving more difficult. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions rarely hurt those who they are aimed at ,the leaders of nations & instead hurt the people in those countries who can least afford it | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions usually hurt the poorest in the country and don't have a great effect on the regime leaders. |
economic sanctions result in damaging the people behind the scenes, such as farmers who suddenly cannot sell their wheat as the main buyer is now not allowed to purchase their wheat and no buyer is found. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | economic sanctions are useful in deterring unacceptable behavior from other governments. |
economic sanctions serve no purpose and should be ended to ensure that every nation is able to trade freely. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
economic sanctions should be ended as it usually tends to make life harder for the innocent poor citizens who have no idea about what's going on | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
economic sanctions should be ended as these sanctions have a negative impact on poor countries whose leaders are despots and dictators. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
economic sanctions should be ended because they are cruel and they don't work. sanctions harm ordinary citizens including the poor of these countries which is inhumane. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
economic sanctions should be ended so that international trade can flourish. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
economic sanctions should be ended so that poor people in the affected countiries can have food on the table. | We should end the use of economic sanctions | we should end the use of economic sanctions because they rarely achieve their aims in the short term and often have undesirable consequences such as causing economic hardship to large populations of people |
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