05-04-2009, 01:51 PM
The problem with this is that dictators do not need a large number of resources to remain in power. What they lose in absolute wealth can be made up in expropriation. Castro has not remained in power *despite* 50 years of embargo. He has remained in power *because* of 50 years of embargo. How long did Saddam Hussein last during his embargo? His country was blown to smithereens, and yet, his dictatorship hung on by its fingernails for a decade as he slowly went bananas.
When was the last time any dictator was brought down by an embargo? Dictatorships feed on suffering and desperation.
-Jester
When was the last time any dictator was brought down by an embargo? Dictatorships feed on suffering and desperation.
-Jester