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> trade Let's not pretend that trade is freely open and available to Venezuela.

• nradov 3y ago
  What's to pretend? Venezuela is free to trade with the majority of countries in the world. No one is blockading their ports.
  • StanislavPetrov 3y ago
    That's simply false. We have prevented Venezuela from selling their number one export (oil) by threatening other countries from buying it. We routinely seize the property of countries who we unilaterally sanction (as opposed to internationally recognized sanctions stemming from the UN). Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Russia ect. People can argue whether these policies, sanctions and economic blockades are good, bad, useful or ethical, but there is no question that they exist. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto-usa-venezuela-idUSKBN2BI1ZT https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-wto-usa-venezuela-i... https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902532689/u-s-seizes-iranian-fuel-from-4-tankers-bound-for-venezuela https://www.npr.org/2020/08/14/902532689/u-s-seizes-iranian-... https://www.voanews.com/a/extremism-watch_us-firm-secures-oil-deal-us-backed-forces-syria/6194040.html https://www.voanews.com/a/extremism-watch_us-firm-secures-oi... https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/russia-sanctions-central-bank-assets.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/russia-sancti...
• primax 3y ago
  Are you confusing Cuba and Venezuela?
  • StanislavPetrov 3y ago
    No, he's not. We have sanctions on Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, Syria and a host of other countries. When we unilaterally sanction a country, and punish not only that country, but third parties that do business with them, we give those sanctioned countries an excellent scapegoat for their problems. https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/venezuela-related-sanctions https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-inf...