According to the textbook, the main reason that countries use sanctions regardless of their questionable effectiveness is because

A) sanctions allow domestic political leaders to feel like they are doing something.
B) countries receive economic benefits from sanctioning others.
C) sanctions fulfill mandates from international organizations.
D) sanctions justify the existence of large foreign policy departments.
E) sanctions help to signal their thoughts to the target countries and other countries.


E

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