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To: robnhood who wrote (3979)	4/16/1999 8:42:00 AM
From: Meredith Cullen	Read Replies (3) of 17770

Sanctions seldom work effectively. From personal experience, I can attest that the sanctions against South Africa affected the people that they were supposed to be helping ie. poor blacks most. South Africa strengthened its economic ties with countries like Israel and China. So, if anything, the sanctions had a negative effect for US business. As is usually the case when the US intervenes, S. Africa is seldom mentioned in the news nowadays. Crime has rocketed and inter tribal killings are in the papers daily. Political candidates often never make it to election time because of assassinations. Business has been paralyzed because of black trade unions. It is very difficult to fire black workers no matter what the circumstances. Mandela is a wizard at compromise but has had little success with the Zulus. Most Americans class the problems of S. Africa as black vs white whereas the tribal differences are probably just as great. The moral seems to be that the US's policies attempt to solve complex problems in a short time and without full consideration of the outcome of their policies. Meredith

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