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7. Yeah, well besides the law, there's the danger of diplomatic reciprocity. Especially after the Bush

Reply to seveneyes (Reply #4)

Tue May 13, 2014, 06:55 PM

May 2014

administration, do you really want countries all over the world to be able to seize asserts of human rights abusers?

We overthrew the democratically elected leader of Iran, that didn't work out so well. Do you now want to give the extant government of Iran the right to seize property here? I'm sure the equivalent of an Iranian Executive order would be forthcoming.

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