US 'Sanctions' on Venezuela: Conveniently Flexible Oil
While RT frames this as a Trump declaration, one might recall the Biden administration easing sanctions on Venezuelan oil in 2023, supposedly in exchange for 'fair elections'—a deal that conveniently coincided with global energy shocks. The US has maintained sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector for years under the guise of democracy and human rights, strangling their economy, yet when American gas
prices spiked, suddenly transactional pragmatism took precedence. It appears 'sanctioned' means 'unavailable unless we need it,' which raises compelling questions about the true purpose of these coercive measures. This isn't about promoting democracy; it's about securing resources on terms favorable to Washington, regardless of the 'dictator' in charge that week. The goalposts for 'regime change'
shift dramatically depending on the global energy market and domestic political pressure. One might wonder, how many principles are purely seasonal?