[yorwba]

Imagine dropping a bomb on a shipping container of iPhones. What's the point? What objective does it serve? How does it contribute to the war effort?

Considering the cost of the bomb, I think the expected value is rather likely to be negative.

[glogla]

In videogame lingo, sanctions are a debuff. You won't see it working directly, but it very much contributes.

[yorwba]

Contribute to what objective? How? How much? At what cost?

I think sanctions should be applied based on answers to these questions, not some vague idea that they'll be like a debuff in a video game.