tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post23891114541572301..comments2023-05-11T04:57:33.365-07:00Comments on Trees For Lunch: Putin's Iran planUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-14105626860723584162009-10-01T18:54:59.592-07:002009-10-01T18:54:59.592-07:00Thanks Tracy. I trust him about as far as I could...Thanks Tracy. I trust him about as far as I could throw him.J Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746127431922685446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434842591971703006.post-81592589492458308672009-10-01T11:43:30.339-07:002009-10-01T11:43:30.339-07:00I think a reasonable person would look for the tra...I think a reasonable person would look for the track record of economic sanctions in deterring nuclear development.<br /><br />The track record is wretched.<br /><br />The most intelligent pro-sanction article I could come up with is this research paper that basically shows how ineffective sanctions been historically but shows how since 2001 our country and the UN have learned a lot about how to utilize sanctions so the author is hopeful for the use of sanctions in the future:<br />http://transatlantic.sais-jhu.edu/pacer_homelandsecurity/PACER_oudraat_1.pdf<br /><br />I found this response to the whole situation that was written a couple of years ago to provide a useful framework to respond to threat of Iran coming up with nuclear weaponry:<br /><br />http://www.army.mil/professionalwriting/volumes/volume5/december_2007/12_07_3.html <br /><br />I think Peter is spot on that Obama is being "stunningly naive". I'm perplexed how someone with access to information and advisement such as he has would think economic sanctions are going to provide the answer.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692160455833039396noreply@blogger.com