Gordon Chang: W.H. Sanctions Against North Korea ‘Were Designed To Be Ineffective’

CHANG These new sanctions ░░░░░░░░ going to be ineffective ░░░░░░░░ they were designed to ░░░░░░░░ infective because the White ░░░░░░░░ is concerned about escalation ░░░░░░░░ know we are wired ░░░░░░░░ we have a lot ░░░░░░░░ lose North Korea isn ░░░░░░░░ and this thinking is ░░░░░░░░ if we just send ░░░░░░░░ symbolic shot across the ░░░░░░░░ maybe they ll stop ░░░░░░░░ that s the calculation ░░░░░░░░ But what s the ░░░░░░░░ the sanctions don t ░░░░░░░░ have teeth I mean ░░░░░░░░ sanctions that we just ░░░░░░░░ don t really have ░░░░░░░░ at all CHANG They ░░░░░░░░ a little bit MELVIN ░░░░░░░░ CHANG but not much ░░░░░░░░ mean we know what ░░░░░░░░ do if we want ░░░░░░░░ be effective We wouldn ░░░░░░░░ follow the sanctions that ░░░░░░░░ put in place in ░░░░░░░░ to cut North Korea ░░░░░░░░ of North Korea off ░░░░░░░░ the global financial system ░░░░░░░░ The sanctions so far ░░░░░░░░ have been put into ░░░░░░░░ have they been effective ░░░░░░░░ all CHANG Well some ░░░░░░░░ them have like the ░░░░░░░░ ones have Many of ░░░░░░░░ haven t These three ░░░░░░░░ that were sanctioned on ░░░░░░░░ were actually sanctioned before ░░░░░░░░ clearly they ve been ░░░░░░░░ to operate almost unimpeded ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ new sanctions are going ░░░░░░░░ have much of an ░░░░░░░░ MELVIN North Korea lashing ░░░░░░░░ over the weekend saying ░░░░░░░░ none of this is ░░░░░░░░ to weaken that country ░░░░░░░░ resolve its military first ░░░░░░░░ one million strong as ░░░░░░░░ ve been told their ░░░░░░░░ How is this all ░░░░░░░░ out in North Korea ░░░░░░░░ do we know CHANG ░░░░░░░░ know a little bit ░░░░░░░░ know for instance that ░░░░░░░░ three star general has ░░░░░░░░ appointed to prevent DVDs ░░░░░░░░ the film The Interview ░░░░░░░░ is the subject of ░░░░░░░░ hacking attack he s ░░░░░░░░ appointed to make sure ░░░░░░░░ these DVDs don t ░░░░░░░░ into the country that ░░░░░░░░ don t see them ░░░░░░░░ know South Korean activists ░░░░░░░░ to put them in ░░░░░░░░ that will lofted over ░░░░░░░░ demilitarized zone We know ░░░░░░░░ smugglers will bring then ░░░░░░░░ for profit motif and ░░░░░░░░ North Koreans want to ░░░░░░░░ that.”