It seems to me the problem with sanctions against countries that are essentially autocratic is that the sanctions affect everybody in the street and they don't necessarily affect the decisionmaker.
Angus King: “It seems to me the problem with sanctions against countries that are essentially autocratic is that the sanctions affect…”
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Senator King discusses the ineffectiveness of sanctions on autocratic regimes.
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