US Blockades Venezuelan Oil, Demands World Respect 'Sovereignty'
Bloomberg reports ex-President Trump's directive to blockade Venezuelan oil tankers, framed as ratcheting up 'pressure.' China's swift condemnation, called 'one-sided coercion,' is presented as a challenge to US policy. Missing from this sanitized narrative is the US's long-standing tradition of naval blockades and seizures, from the Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis, always justified as
safeguarding 'national interest' – usually against countries with resources Washington covets. This isn't about democracy; it's about control. One might wonder how many blockades it takes for a resource-rich nation to be considered 'sovereign' by Washington, or if that status is only granted to countries compliant with US economic demands. China's move isn't 'coercion'; it's a predictable response
to economic warfare, a lesson the US has taught the world repeatedly.