a modest proposal or two [was: Why Iran Keeps Coming Up]

[Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yoshie:
> > > > Invasion is not in the cards yet.  Why not sanction Iran, however?<<<<

Doug:
> > > Because sanctions are a very blunt instrument that can harm, even
kill, lots of innocent people. The business of throwing off the
Iranian regime is mainly for Iranians,.<<<<

Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
> > Some Iranian critics of the government do not think so.<<

Doug wrote:
> I've had enough of this, and I'm sure just about everyone else has too. Carry on.<

1) Michael, how about banning the word "Iran" from pen-l for the rest
of November?

2) if I ran the zoo -- which I don't -- I'd have the US and its allies
suddenly and totally remove all current sanctions against Iran (a big
bang). That would (a) help the Iranian people; (b) shake up the
_status quo_ (which is bad on balance); and (c) end the profits being
earned by the black marketeers and smugglers, who I would guess work
hand in glove with the mullahocracy.

--
Jim Devine / "Mathematics has given economics rigor, but alas, also
mortis." -- Robert Heilbroner