Word: embargoing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...United States' moral outrage at this display of callous European self-interest overshadows the fact that even should the allies fall in line. America's steps would be either insignificant or counter-productive. A food embargo against Poland would no doubt cause hardship but would not end martial law the victims would be the Polish people, not their leaders. A similar embargo aimed at the Soviet Union would hurt American farmers at least as much as the Carter administration's futile ban on grain trade over Afghanistan--Reagan's paradoxical lifting of the ban proved that much...
...call for economic sanctions against the Soviet Union. Any punitive action directed toward the Soviet Union will not improve the situation in Poland, nor will it bring about hoped-for changes in Soviet policies around the world. Soviet oppression, like that of the U.S., cannot be stopped by an embargo or a trade cutback...
Economic sanctions would be no more than a symbol of dubious impact. Symbolic effect, while important, must be weighed against the costs of symbolic action. Clearly a grain embargo would seriously hurt agri-business and damage the U.S. balance of trade; those costs far outweigh any symbolic gains...
...choices are difficult, and it is unclear whether the U.S. can have substantial effect upon the Polish situation. But one route that seems necessary is putting economic pressure on the Soviets. Some measures the U.S. might consider include putting a grain embargo on the Soviets, exerting pressure through International Monetary Fund credits and drastically cutting down trade. The U.S. must carry out any such steps in concert with the NATO allies if that organization is to retain any efficacy in international politics...
Regalado said his government would like to normalize relations with the United States "provided it is on an equal basis and our ideals are respected." This includes the lifting of the U.S. trade embargo, which makes trade with other countries difficult as well. Regalado said, adding "we won't negotiate while we are being blackmailed." Regalado has been a member of the Cuban interests section since 1979. Formally a division of the Czech embassy, the interests section handles Cuban affairs in Washington because the two nations have not exchanged ambassadors since the U.S. broke relations...