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Old 10-25-2007
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Re: US Bombs Iran (with sanctions)!

Nobody will go along with santions hurting the Iranian economy (and thus the Iranian people) except the US. The US fails to see that sanctions are hurting democracy in Iran and are creating tension between Iran and the USA.

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Originally Posted by steve
The United States is but one nation. If Iran is as wonderful as some would have us believe, certainly there will be aline of countries waiting to trade with them. In that case, why is it such a big deal that the US opts out?
The US represents 30% of the worlds economy. If you cant sell your product in the US, thats a big deal to most companies and countries.

Last edited by erikvv; 10-25-2007 at 03:31 PM.
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