Cuba vs Trump

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

No, sanctions against Cuba are not justified at all.  They're the product of rabid, irrational anti-Communism.  My point, though, was about effect (and how some people labeled that effect), not justification.

There were (and are) many who consider the Iraq sanctions a crime against humanity as well.  For those who believe that, justification is irrelevant because crimes against humanity are never justified.  Several consecutive American administrations have believed this wasn't the case.  This dovetails into my other point that no US administration is ever going to submit to non-US judgement on "war crimes" or "crimes against humanity" without being forced to at gunpoint.

Personally, I think the Iraq sanctions were overly harsh, but not a crime.  It was a difficult situation where there were limited options to deal with a recalcitrant government.  This blockade (even if the Trump regime refuses to call it that), though, does rise to that level.  I really hope some Democrats will grow a spine and call it that openly, but I'm not holding my breath.  That said, I still don't think anybody is going to The Hague over this.