" Sick : Sanctions against Iraq , Cuba and the whole population , not just leaders . Sick : Sanctions against Iran causing anti - democracy and ruining ordinary lives . In Iran there has been a run on the currency , food prices are soaring , and every single person is beginning to experience some form of economic pain . 16 years of economic sanctions do nothing , he says , leading to war in all but name . Sick : When sanctions get harsher and harsher and do nothing , war becomes inevitable .
" Sick : Sanctions against Iraq , Cuba and the whole population , not just leaders . Sick : Sanctions against Iran causing anti - democracy and ruining ordinary lives . 16 years of economic sanctions do nothing , he says , leading to war in all but name . Sick : When sanctions get harsher and harsher and do nothing , war becomes inevitable .