US officials were undoubtedly disappointed over the recent emergency landing of a Russian civilian airliner on a farm in southern Russia. Experiencing a hydraulics problem that was causing the plane to rapidly lose fuel, the pilots were not able to make it to the nearest airport. So, why did this emergency landing undoubtedly disappoint US officials? Because the plane didn’t crash and kill the 165 Russian people aboard. That’s the whole point of sanctions — to impoverish or kill foreign...
