George Bush and Burma Sanctions

gue_barium

In a speech to the United Nations, the US president said: "The United States will tighten economic sanctions on the leaders of the regime and their financial backers.
"We will impose an expanded visa ban on those responsible for the most egregious violations of human rights, as well as their family members.
"The ruling junta remains unyielding, yet the people's desire for freedom is unmistakable."
- W

Is the President actually capable of making an impact with sanctions on Burma?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/25/wburma425.xml

mammasan

gue_barium wrote:

In a speech to the United Nations, the US president said: "The United States will tighten economic sanctions on the leaders of the regime and their financial backers.


Buddhist monks and civilians march through the Burmese capital in the biggest challenge to Burma's military rule in nearly two decades
"We will impose an expanded visa ban on those responsible for the most egregious violations of human rights, as well as their family members.

"The ruling junta remains unyielding, yet the people's desire for freedom is unmistakable."
- W

Is the President actually capable of making an impact with sanctions on Burma?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/25/wburma425.xml

When will our leaders learn that economic sanctions and embargos do not work. The only hurt the people you are professing to want to help.

gue_barium

I think you're right mammasan.

I should have said "new" economic sanctions since there have been US and EU sanctions in place for years now. What "new" sanctions would make a difference?