if only we would learn from history

1812 by Adam Zamoyski describes how the Continental Blockade worked. "Britain responded to Napoleon's decree of 1806 banning her ships from all ports under his control by declaring that any ship trading with a port from which British ships were excluded was fair game for confiscation by the Royal Navy. French, Spanish, Dutch and German traders tried to get around this by using neutral American vessels to carry goods. Britain decreed that no ship could be considered neutral if it were carrying goods between hostile ports. In order to get around this, American ships would pick up their cargoes, take them to an American port, unload them, reload them and take them to a European port. Britain refused to accept this as legal."
The games we play. Iranian weapons ending up with Hezbollah via Syria. Who invented the strategy? How many more innocent people have to die so the power makers can play their game? You hypocrites!!! You hypocrites! I hope there is a special place in Hell reserved for you. You hypocrites!!!