Mohamed ElBaradei Sanctions Quotations

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. I've never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and make the government more popular.

Sanctions are imposed as a penalty, and the lifting or easing of these sanctions should be used as an incentive for subsequent compliance.

Sanctions are a bad idea. We are not facing an imminent threat. We need to lower the pitch.