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0 pointsdonw4y ago0 comments

> All valid points, but...using military force to seize control of another sovereign, democratic nation also undermines the entire economic system.

History disagrees.

> The point of these sanctions is to say - a country is not allowed the benefits of integration with the global economy if they are willing to use military force against it.

What happens when that country is no longer interested in the trade-offs required to "integrate into the global economy"?

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dotancohen4y ago

Interesting to note that the two pariah states both have advanced space programs. Less than a dozen countries in the world have orbital capability, North Korea among them.

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