Meaningless op-eds on sanctions and Japan

OP-ED: The Right Sanctions Can Still Stop Iran, By DANIELLE PLETKA, Wall Street Journal, DECEMBER 10, 2009

OP-ED: Does Japan still matter?, By Fred Hiatt, Washington Post, December 11, 2009

My favorite two types of meaningless op-eds:

1) How sanctions can still stop BLANK from doing BLANK

2) Why BLANK still matters.

Sanctions never stop anybody who's determined, and have a vast history of failure unless the entire world is on board (like with South Africa, where only nuclear collaborator Israel abstained).

And guess what? When you say so-and-so still matters, it's a clear sign that so-and-so doesn't matter.

(Via WPR's Media Roundup)

Comments

[Andrew Stewart]

Yes. Finally. Not sure it can be stated any plainer.