Quote Originally Posted by OhOh
Sanctions or Sieges have been part of warfare for centuries.
Sanctions are not sieges.

Sanctions are a ciivilised way of making the dunce nation go and stand in the corner facing the wall.

Until relatively recently in history civilised nations would go to war with other civilised nations at the drop of a hat.

We don't do that anymore. Now we go abroad to have wars in 3rd world countries.

Putin is making trouble too close to home and his chickens will come home to roost.