Sanctions haven't worked for 40 years, and there is no reason they should work now.

He said simple education was not working and similar sanctions had worked in Florida.

"The sanctions are not working and they never will," he said.

So far, sanctions against Haitian military leaders have not worked.

Sudan is an example of how sanctions have worked to further peace.

Israel's leaders do not believe dialogue or sanctions will work.

That is not true, and so any such sanctions will only work if they are transparent.

"Sanctions worked in Iraq because they were enforced," he said.

Sanctions therefore must work - they never have in the past because there were always those who ignored them.

Three regional leaders I spoke with just yesterday told me that these sanctions are working.