Russ Feingold actually said...

Direct support to the MDC, if that's what you're suggesting, would be a mistake.

The real collapse, in their economic standing, has nothing to do with the sanctions.

We should continue to press the government on performance benchmarks, but not let those shortcomings preclude all efforts to support recover...

This was a deliberate campaign to hold on to power and subvert the will of the people that was expressed in the March 29 elections.