Behind the White House's Sanctions Against Venezuela

[Sir X]

Behind the White House's Sanctions Against Venezuela


Since the Obama administration decided last week to impose new sanctions on Venezuela, many people, including journalists, have inquired as to what motivated them to do this. Some are curious as to the apparent incongruity between this move and the White House decision in December to begin the process of normalizing relations with Cuba. Others are wondering why the administration would do something that so obviously hurts the opposition in Venezuela, at least in the short run. The main opposition group, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), issued a statement that did not support the sanctions: "Venezuela is not a threat to anyone," it said in response to the White House's absurd claim that Venezuela posed an "extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security. And then there is the problem of Washington's isolation in the hemisphere, which has certainly increased with this latest move.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-w...b_6978476.html

[Don1]

Behind the White House's Sanctions Against Venezuela


Since the Obama administration decided last week to impose new sanctions on Venezuela, many people, including journalists, have inquired as to what motivated them to do this. Some are curious as to the apparent incongruity between this move and the White House decision in December to begin the process of normalizing relations with Cuba. Others are wondering why the administration would do something that so obviously hurts the opposition in Venezuela, at least in the short run. The main opposition group, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), issued a statement that did not support the sanctions: "Venezuela is not a threat to anyone," it said in response to the White House's absurd claim that Venezuela posed an "extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security. And then there is the problem of Washington's isolation in the hemisphere, which has certainly increased with this latest move.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-w...b_6978476.html

Dem wake up a mornin' time an' di fuss ting dem aks demself is....

Suh who fi get sanction, bomb ar regime change tudeh??? Den dem trow darts

Sound like God eeh

[Rockman]

The US us concerned about the unification of Latin America,Venezuela is seen as the country spurring it.
Also,with Iran and the US negotiating,the need for a new boogeyman is great.
The very thing that spiked the US'(the unification ..)interest makes whatever plan the US has useless.

[Sir X]

The sanctions move didnt make any geo political sense, seems antiqauted.Weisbort is right.