US Blockades Venezuelan Oil, Ignores Saudi Oil War in Yemen
In 2020, President Trump declared a 'total and complete blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela, a move presented by CBS News as decisive action. While this was spun as combating an 'illegitimate' regime, it was really economic warfare, strangling a sovereign nation under the guise of democracy promotion. The U.S. has a long, documented history of similar interventions—Iran in
1953, Chile in 1973, to name a few—always framed as necessary to protect 'interests,' which typically means oil or geopolitical leverage, not human rights. Oddly, CBS and similar outlets rarely apply such righteous outrage to blatant breaches of international law by U.S. allies. Where was the 'total and complete blockade' of Saudi tankers during their brutal, oil-fueled war in Yemen, which caused
one of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history? One might wonder if the definition of 'sanctioned' changes depending on who's signing the checks or selling the weapons. It seems the only 'illegitimate' regimes are those without suitable contracts with Washington.