70 Year Magazine Archive

Waiting for Sanctions

If sanctions were a function of economics, ours against Saddam would be bound to work. But sanctions are only as good as the threat of war behind them.

Share this story

PETER W. RODMAN

WILL ECONOMIC sanctions against Saddam Hussein work? What are the risks of waiting to find out? The agonizing truth about this debate is that neither side can prove its case until the President has made an irrevocable decision. Such is the burden of the statesman.

Comments

Advertisement

Advertisement