segunda-feira, outubro 9

CHÁ QUENTE #230


"...The security council is in a dilemma over sanctions. There will be a reluctance to impose blanket measures against North Korea after the suffering endured by the Iraqi people during 12 years of widespread sanctions. Given the parlous state of the North Korean economy, such a sweeping regime would be even more damaging, with much of the population already close to the breadline.
Bruised by the Iraq experience, the west has argued that while blanket sanctions might not work, targeting them was effective against Libya. A ban on the export of oil technology and general international isolation helped persuade Libya to voluntarily abandon its albeit limited nuclear programme, according to the British and US governments.
But targeted sanctions would have little impact on North Korea, whose government is already so isolated - and its leadership not given to travel - that it is difficult to envisage what punitive measures would have an effect
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Anónimo disse...

Sairá daqui a prova dos nove? Se é que ainda há dúvidas sobre o q "nos" move...