... sanctions as they appear today are still in the same form as before, ignoring humanitarian consequences, mean that sanctions cannot in themselves be viewed as ethical, but rather that the possibility of them being more ethical should not be discounted. The fact that it is the weakest, most vulnerable of the population which suffer most from sanctions is unjust. The shortages of food, fuel, water, etc. effect those who are least able to defend themselves, or survive easily, such as the elderly, sick, very young, and meanwhile, those who are more privileged are able to keep the resources necessary. Thus because sanctions are effecting the people who will have the least input into policy or military decisions, they are not a just form of policy, as they are targeting the wrong people. Joy Gordon's argument that sanctions, which display the same characteristics as siege warfare, are condemnable against just war ...

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