During the campaign, Donald Trump made complaints about lowering of some sanctions against Iraq a standard part of his daily diatribe. Just last week, the Trump campaign discussed putting more sanctions in place.
Donald Trump's transition team is examining proposals for new non-nuclear sanctions on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing congressional sources who have been in contact with the president-elect's team.
But before the transition team writes that down in ink, they might want to consult Trump's choice for secretary of state.
At his company’s 2014 annual meeting, Tillerson stated flatly: “We do not support sanctions, generally, because we don’t find them to be effective unless they are very well implemented comprehensibly and that’s a very hard thing to do.”
Considering that sanctions on Russia are blocking a half-trillion dollar deal that could mean hundreds of millions for Tillerson himself, it seems likely the Trump campaign will find a compromise.
Trump has made clear he wants to avoid U.S. military interventions like those in Libya or Iraq. With sanctions off the table as well, he would not have many tools left to carry out his plans to “make American safe and respected again.”
Plans? Who said anything about “plans”?