Fox hosts Ledeen to say that sanctions never work against "enemy country," South Africa "wanted to be with us"

Why doesn't Michael Ledeen what part he played in creating the bogus Niger letter that Bush used to argue that Saddam had acquired yellowcake?

It just kills me when FOX uses "experts" whose shady histories their viewers know nothing about.

He just believes America is in the idea business, We get a idea go to the head of a country and sale that idea. We said country tells us they dont like that idea, we send in our negotiation team (US Military) who negotiates with them until said country comes on board with said idea.
The old win the Hearts and mines of the people plan. Grab them by there balls and there mines and hearts will follow.

both plans Has never work as well.

When movement conservatism is so fixated on repeating that there is no white racism anywhere in the universe anymore because shut up that's why, it seems somewhat counter-productive to bring on people to say we were meanies to the practitioners of apartheid.

Some of the staunchest critics of actions against South Africa were Americans. The profits coming back from Apartheid South Africa were so amazingly good (like 25% on investment or something) that the opposition to any actions against Johannesburg predominantly came from the business sectors within Great Britain and the United States, both of whom had immense investments in what was essentially slavery.

The political opposition to sanctions was based on the idea that South Africa was a strong player against Marxism. But overall, the opposition had more to do with the economic consequences for the sanctioners.