Topic: We should end the use of economic sanctions
it is an effective and non violent method of motivating oppressive regimes to amend policy
it is good to do business with everyone to try and keep good relations,
it is not needed and life would be better without them.
it is not right to make another country ashamed of their practices
it is sometimes the only solution to solving foreign relatations between countries
it is unjust to harm the innocent citizens when they are not the perpetrators
it would be better to end economic sanctions from a consumer perspective, prices would not increase on many consumer goods.
it would be good to end the use because it shames governments
it's a way for a country to stand up to another country if we disagree with the way they live or if there's something such as human rights violations.
it's the best way to show you disagree without getting into a war
its the only way to send a hard message
often the only way get regressive regimes to act in the best interest of their populace is to financially strong-arm them in to doing so.
only way to punish, to defend our society from threat countries is economic sanctions and that should be followed all the time.
sanctioning coutries keeps them from breaking our rules
sanctions are a powerful tool to stem revolt in countries with authoritarian regimes
sanctions are a powerful way to send a message on the international level that marks a nation out as a a pariah state.
sanctions are a useful tool that can be used to ramp up the pressure on governments.  they are easy to implement and offer a passive means to force people around the table.
sanctions are an outdated method for powerful nations to impose their desires on those that are less capable of surviving without the contribution of the larger economic powers to their economies.
sanctions are good and they can put pressure on a country to make changes
sanctions are sometimes the only option available.
sanctions are still valuable and may be the only option
sanctions are used for a reason, to try and bring down corrupt policies or regimes by hurting where it matters the most: the citizens.
sanctions can be a great tool to put pressure on a leader &  the population may rise up in anger & demand the change desired & outcome desired
sanctions don't work, they mean less money for the person on the street not for the evil governments the sanctions are aimed at. all we are doing is causing more suffering for people we should be helping.
sanctions only create humanitarian crises.
sanctions that are meant to hurt leaders end up hurting innocent citizens
sanctions ultimately only hit the general population of the country affected, especially the vulnerable.  this serves to stir up bad feeling towards the countries implementing the sanction.
some countries have evil intents.by placing sanctions on them we are trying to stop those countries from growing their worth and succeeding.
sometimes economic sanctions are the only option
sometimes economic sanctions are the only thing that will get the corrupt governments to take action