“While there is a debate about the effectiveness of sanctions, what we are now seeing is what would start to happen if the sanctions were removed,” said Byrne. “This is giving North Korea a very significant lift.”
“I broke into your house and shot you and your wife! Yet you still survive. This is more proof that I should have shot you more, because you’re dangerous!”
“While there is a debate about the effectiveness of sanctions, what we are now seeing is what would happen if the sanctions were removed”
That has the same energy as “I know that it’s a racist pseudoscience, but it’s still a useful theory so I’m going to continue to believe it” (Actual thing a libertarian said to me)
oh no, anything but that
“I broke into your house and shot you and your wife! Yet you still survive. This is more proof that I should have shot you more, because you’re dangerous!”
That has the same energy as “I know that it’s a racist pseudoscience, but it’s still a useful theory so I’m going to continue to believe it” (Actual thing a libertarian said to me)