As the death toll in Syria approached 1,000, President Barack Obama finally announced sanctions against the regime. His move stopped Americans doing business with President Bashar al-Assad, along with certain relatives and officials, and froze their US assets. Cynics scoffed, repeating the conventional wisdom that sanctions don’t work. In fact they can make a big difference and, with Syrian violence worsening, the time is right for more.
随着叙利亚死亡人数逼近1000，巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)总统终于宣布了对该政权实施制裁。制裁内容包括阻止美国人与叙利亚总统巴沙尔•阿萨德(Bashar al-Assad)以及他的某些亲戚与官员做生意，并冻结这些人在美国的资产。爱挖苦的人嘲笑这种做法，他们重复了一种传统看法：制裁发挥不了作用。事实上，它们可能起到重要作用，而且，鉴于叙利亚暴力正逐步升级，现在正是加大行动的时候。
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