Quotes about embargo (16 Quotes)



    That's a huge drop. In September, what you had was in effect an embargo in the United States for about a week or so, where goods were not coming in or going out because of the attack.

    There's one slogan I would like to suggest for 2006 No arms sales for Africa for 2006. Zero arms sales -- not an embargo, not a sanction, a voluntary cessation of all arms sales to Africa.

    Paradoxically, no such embargo exists for the drugs and therapies that have revolutionized the treatment of serious diseases although many of them were created with the same technologies.



    We never wanted to do any business with the Soviet 'evil empire. We embargo Cuba, we don't trade with North Korea, but with China it's O.K. I just always argue, why is it Why do we single out China

    Realistically, though, everybody knows that the embargo won't end the fighting now because both sides have stockpiled enough weapons to wage war for the next two years. But cutting off the supply will impair their ability to fight on in the long term, and help force them eventually to come to a peace agreement.

    Japan needs to follow through with its promises. The continued embargo costs the U. S. beef industry 100 million a month. If Japan is going to keep throwing up roadblocks, we need to take retaliatory action.


    If it weren't for that absurd and ridiculous embargo, the United States could receive vaccinations and other medical procedures from Cuba that could help save American lives.




    Notwithstanding the embargo, Cuba's achievements in social development are impressive given the size of its gross domestic product per capita, ... As the human development index of the United Nations makes clear year after year, Cuba should be the envy of many other nations ostensibly far richer.


    The commission has taken no chances when it has come to dealing with B. S. E., and the most stringent monitoring and control measures have been applied. Precautionary measures, including the embargo on U. K. beef exports, were taken when deemed necessary to fully protect consumers. However, the U. K. has made great strides in tackling this disease, and has met all of the criteria that were set for the lifting of the beef export ban, in line with scientific and veterinary advice. We must now acknowledge this and resume normal trade in this area.



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