brownman wrote:Sanctions against Venezuela
.. just another feeble attempt at US flexing its Muscle Greatness.
Not expecting this gets a solar powered transparent wall built any quicker.
Carry On.
well that's one way of looking at it....I mean a completely clueless and ignorant way of looking at it but a way nonetheless...the sanctions aren't against venezuela either but against maduro and certain members of his party...there may be future sanctions against venezuelan oil but right now those have not been exercised...
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The Treasury Department slapped sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Monday, sending a clear signal of the Trump administration's opposition to his regime.
The move comes a day after Maduro declared a sweeping victory in a vote that will allow him to further consolidate his power over the crisis torn nation. Much of the world -- and many of Venezuela's own citizens -- have called the vote an assault on democracy.
"Yesterday's illegitimate elections confirm that Maduro is a dictator who disregards the will of the Venezuelan people," said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a statement announcing the latest sanctions on the Latin American country.
Beginning on Monday, all of the Venezuelan's president's assets that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction will be frozen. All U.S. citizens are also barred from dealing with him, according to Treasury.
were you opposed to these sanctions? current expansion of russian sanctions?
Maduro is one of a handful of heads of state to be sanctioned by the U.S. government. He follows in the footsteps of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, and Manuel Noriega, who was a military dictator of Panama.
Venezuelans like Monica Calderon, 30, who manages a perfume stand at a shopping mall in Caracas, called on the U.S. to "apply the sanctions and do whatever you have to do"
"They should apply them as soon as possible because we're living under a government that steals money," said Calderon, who spoke to CNN from an opposition-supported area. "It's going to send a message, because we are hoping that Venezuela isn't alone."
"We are in a dictatorship," Aldo Volani, 68, a security advisor who has lived in Caracas for the last 23 years, told CNN from the same area in the capital city. "I wish he [President Trump] would have done it a long time ago."
Last week, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on 13 government and military officials tied to Maduro. Mexico and Colombia followed with sanctions on the same individuals.
perhaps if you understood what was going on vs the incessant whining, crying and propaganda spewing you do ya might not look the fool so often...til then I guess we can expect nothing but more brownoise...might even be a permanent condition...thanks for weighing in anyway though...
as a side note in 2011 the idiot bernie sanders praised the venezuelan model...good thing that outside of the loonasphere sanders is seen for the crazy old coot he is...course he was still more popular than hillary, which is why the DNC had to rig the primary for hillary...let that sink in for minute...Hillary was so bad that they had to rig the primary for her cuz no one voting wanted her...
the venezuelans clearly don't want need or concur w your POV, likewise we'll let you know when we need help running the govt. til then try shutting up and paying attn for a change...maybe by the time we call on you again your input will have some value besides the comedic tragedy of seeing a supposed adult acting like a petulant adolescent ...