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What is the Human Cost of Sanctions?
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2:02Now PlayingAs Trump signs an executive order lifting sanctions from Syria, we asked our debaters at the Oslo Freedom Forum: Is it ethical to impose sanctions that hurt ordinary people?
Elizabeth Shackelford: "The cost that [sanctions] impose on on various populations is one that reflects poorly back on the sanctioning countries. So in this case, the United States. It can harm our credibility in those countries."
Artie McConnell: "[Dictators] use sanctions to oppress parts of the population that they feel are subversive. That is a justification for why sanctions should be imposed in the first place."
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