| ▲ | rchaud 3 days ago | |
The illegality of something and the enforcement of that illegality can be mutually exclusive. Iran had sanctions placed on them after the 1979 revolution, but the US funneled arms to them anyway to raise money to ovethrow the Nicaraguan government [0]. Cocaine is illegal but the CIA trafficked it anyway to again raise money to topple the Sandinistas [1]. [0] https://www.history.com/articles/iran-contra-affair#Oliver-N... | ||