tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post1325091456771363301..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: Impact of Sanctions on IranNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-34773355541315217902011-05-24T02:53:30.203-04:002011-05-24T02:53:30.203-04:00Can someone please tell me what is the cost of mai...Can someone please tell me what is the cost of maintaining all these sanctions by the US? Seems to me apart from the US and US - "allied" stooges both in the ME and in Europe, who're on their way out by the way, nobody else takes it seriously. If someone could please throw some light on the issue, that will be great..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-32078452268017388412011-05-23T11:58:55.493-04:002011-05-23T11:58:55.493-04:00It's telling that the economic warfare being d...It's telling that the economic warfare being directed at the ordinary people of Iran was addressed at a breakout session at the AIPAC policy conference.<br /><br />This sort of effort is required to maintain Iran as a subordinate, stunting its economic growth, in order to maintain the supremacy of the colonial effort in place since 1949 at the western most tip of south Asia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-22793946818116483872011-05-23T11:51:20.564-04:002011-05-23T11:51:20.564-04:00As a result the US is on the verge of bankrupcy an...As a result the US is on the verge of bankrupcy and is only survivng because more and more Americans are gettimg homeless due to Aipac and Israel's diversion of wealth from the US into Israel for building houses on other peoples land.<br /><br />At the end of the day, Iran uses other means to get what it wants. <br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-29485305548056728802011-05-23T11:29:51.014-04:002011-05-23T11:29:51.014-04:00A nation like Iran with 70+ million population and...A nation like Iran with 70+ million population and lots of natural resources cannot be sanctioned or isolated. It's almost an impossible task. But that doesn't stop one from trying.<br /><br />What is likely to happen in the near future as the US economy keep tanking with no end in sight, countries doing business with Iran will do it in currencies other than the US dollars or euro. That in itself will have far more negative consequences for the US itself than Iran. Iran's been working hard to establish an oil burse, which will soon come on-line. Already, China and Russia are doing trade in their local currencies and as trade grows between these two, others will emulate and follow suite. It's just a natural progression.<br /><br />Having said that, for the time being, Iran will also experience a bit of difficulties in trade but that will ware-out over time as with any other sanctions. <br /><br />The idiocy of the whole things is not about Iran's perceived nuclear threat. Iran actually suspended her nuclear program during the Khatami years(if I'm not mistaken) and got nothing in return - NOTHING!!! Pretty much like what happened to the North Koreans. Except that in case of North Korea, they actually detonated a nuclear device in response. So it wouldn't make any difference if Iran dismantle or continues with their program.<br /><br />All these efforts are aimed at curtailing Iran's influence in the region and bolstering Israel and other US puppets in the region who happen to be on stilts at the moment and I doubt it will work in the long run.Americans have a habit of lacking foresight when it comes to strategic thinking. A clear case in point is how they're struggling to deal with the uprisings that's sweeping away their puppets in the region.<br /><br />The futility of these sanctions is that, Iran doesn't have any monies saved in US banks like Gaddaffi and or the Persian Gulf Sheikdoms have and this makes any unilateral US sanctions against Iran always DOA. So in a desperate move, the US sanctions other countries that do business with Iran. This is surely bound to increase tensions among countries and will surely backfire as different countries have their own interest. Talk about winning friends. And as for the argument about the US putting sanctions on Chinese companies that do business with Iran, it's more a case of cutting ones nose to spite their face. The US simply cannot afford to get in an economic battle with china. Just look under your computer, ipad, iphone etc and you'll see "MADE IN CHINA" - that says is all. The Chinese are also in no way going to cut their trade relations with Iran just to please the US - especially in the highly volatile energy market. So with a little push from AIPAC, the US is committing suicide in broad day light on behalf of a foreign entity...Well done America!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com