Is Economic Warfare An Esential Part Of President Obama`s Overall War Strategy?

Is America Waging Economic War On Iran? -- John T. Bennett, US News and World Report

The shooting hasn't started but the United States, fueled by an expanding industry in Washington, already is attacking Iran. As another batch of stiff economic sanctions on Monday formally descend upon Iran, some see Washington and its allies creeping toward economic warfare with Iran.

Prussian military theorist Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz's complex definitions of war offer insights into the simmering Iran situation. One part states an aim to disarm one's enemy. Another aspect is the desire of one side to compel the other into submission. Yet another says war's "application knows no bounds."

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My Comment: Economic warfare is nothing new .... but President Obama appears to be employing it on a subtle but different level .... i.e. targeting and chipping away at the structures that ensure economic prosperity which for a country like Iran will include sanctions on goods, followed by oil sanctions, and then followed by financial sanctions.