The sanction war- easier to start than to finish
Journal: The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney)
Year: 2014

The Sanctions War -Easier to Start than to Finish On July 3, 1988 Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down over the Persian Gulf by the US Navy cruiser USS Vincennes.All 290 people on board were killed.The civilian airliner was shot down in Iranian airspace while flying a regularly scheduled flight on its registered flight path.The incident occurred more than 10,000 km away from the United States.There were no international calls for sanctions on the United States.American businesses were not penalized