Why was Rand so mad last night?

Now, this is a fallacious "guilt-by-association" argument; the sanction bill which recently went through Congress does contain "humanitarian exceptions" for things like food and medical aid. I don't support it, mind you, but it is not the same as Clinton and Madeleine Albright's blockade against Iraq in the '90s.

The Iraq sanctions had the same exemptions. However, in order to prove that the items you would be shipping in were not on the blacklist, a massive time and cost sink would take place, making it very difficult to send in food and medicines.

The sanctions we put on Iran are just about the exact same sanctions we put on Iraq. And, considering the amount of troops, naval forces, and active wars that surround Iran, I would argue that what Iran is going through now is likely more severe than what Iraq went through.
 
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he was brooding... he's saving all his thoughts and emotions up in a bottle. and he's gonna open it up in 4 years...
 
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