SIDE ON SANCTIONSSilence, who is a man who stands silent? Who is a man who doesn’t stand up for what is right? That man is condoning the present activity. He is allowing the status quo to proceed. So what is the alternative? WAR, mass destruction, children lie dead in streets, mothers are killed, babies are left fir dead, home are burned, generations are wiped out. Millions are dead. Countries require decades to reconstruct, heal emotions and whatever good might arise out of all of these only follows years latter after emotions and hostilities are lifted. However being silent is just as deadly as going to war. But there is infect the middle ground to both of these. This middle ground to both of these terrible issues. A middle ground that doesn’t require the lives, the money, and the sacrifices that a war might impose on this country or the rest of the world. This “middle ground” is ECONMIC SANCTIONS. This is why I affirm the resolution … The value I hold for today’s debate is very clear SAFTEY. At this time I do not feel it is nessary to define any terms at this moment, however if does become nessary I will do so at apporite time. I will defend the aff side with the following conts. SANCTIONS ARE THE BRIDIGE THAT ALLOWS NATIONS TO CROSS OVER WAR WITH OUT GOING. 2 WITH OUT SANCTIONS THE WORLD WOULD BE A WAR ZONE. 3 SANCTIONS ARE EFFECTIVE1. Going into my first cont. I would like to set the goal of economies sanctions: from the journal of commerce in 1998 THE GOAL OF IS STRAIGHT FOWDARD TO HALT ROGUE BEHAVIOR BY HITTING THE TARGET COUNTRY WHERE IT HURTS THE MOST – IN THE POCKETBOOK. Now let’s go back to the days of the colonist in early America they embossed embargo’s on England after receiving the TOWNSEND ACTS and they worked, England was only able to comply with the Americans because they were holding their pocket book in their hand so they were helpless. Following this Madiso...
