And economic sanctions are themselves a blunt instrument that sometimes harm the people more than the rulers. Stopping oil supplies may have just that effect.
有时候经济制裁工具本身带给人民的伤害远大于对制裁者的效果，而中断原油供应恰巧可以达到上述效果。
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The oil has come within 20 miles of Louisiana’s barrier islands and beaches in this image taken by the MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite.