5 March 1997
Wall Street Journal

Group Says U.S. Sanctions Are Largely Ineffective

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is too quick to impose unilateral economic sanctions against other countries, and most of those sanctions don't work, according to a report from the National Association of Manufacturers.

The association found that from 1993 to 1996, 61 U.S. laws and executive actions were enacted targeting foreign countries for various grievances, including human-rights abuses and drug-trafficking. Thirty-five countries were specifically targeted. "In only a handful could an arguable claim be made that the sanctions changed the behavior of the targeted government," the report said.

U.S. lawmakers "are turning to these sanctions because they make people feel good," Jerry Jasinowski, president of the NAM, said yesterday. The manufacturers' group plans to use the report to launch a campaign against economic sanctions.

(Copyright (c) 1997, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)

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