Jim Webb actually said...

Well, wouldn't you agree that one of the reasons that Burma hasn't made that choice is that they've had sanctions on them, and once sanctions were lifted--for instance, in Vietnam, once the trade embargo was lifted in 1994, it enabled a different type of interaction from the outside world, not only economic but on many different levels.

Context

Webb discusses the impact of sanctions on Burma's economic choices.

03/15/2011

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