Ironic!!! --- It is regrettable to note that the "economic sanctions are an alternative to war" theory is just a rhetoric on some member states of the global community. There are a lot of uncalled for instances whereby despite sanctions being imposed upon targets, states like the US would still feel the need to arbitrarily embark on military action, mostly unilateral invasions against other states instead of opting for the globally accepted means as tools to the application of economic diplomacy in international relations.

Source author: Malefetsane Dominic Mosala mosalalaw@gmail.com