Punishment??????

News item: The United States will pursue more aggressively violators of a US trade embargo against Cuba, a US prosecutor said, in an effort to topple the communist regime.

Let's see the effect of actions like this.

Financial restrictions and trade embargo against Iran in order to bring about a change in ledership......failure.

Financial restrictions and trade embargo against Iraq in order to bring about a change in leadership (before we attacked them)......failure.

Financial restrictions and trade embargo against the Palestinians in order to bring about a change in leadership.....failure.

Financial restrictions and trade embargo against Venezuela in order to bring about a change in leadership.....failure.

And on and on.

Let's face it, not one of these countries has had a rising up of the populace in order to effect a change in leadership.