Smart sanctions vs. dumb bombs

U.S. foreign policy has its own fads and fashions. They change more slowly than Oscar-night sensations, but get reputations that are harder to shake. At the moment, economic sanctions have a bad rap. And that's a shame, because financial sanctions are getting better and we need them more than ever, this time to avoid war with Iran.

By Sonni Efron

February 27, 2007