VENEZUELA MAKES THE CUT

VENEZUELA MAKES THE CUT

(FRAZER CHRONICLE)

(All the News That Nobody Else Will Print)

Now you’ve gone and done it Venezuela, you’ve gone and gotten the United States mad at you, shame on you. The decree was handed down on Monday, March 9, when the United States declared that Venezuela was a national security threat and order sanctions against seven officials.

 

Strange that the US declared sanctions against individuals and not the entire country…..oh wait a minute, Venezuela has oil doesn’t it? In fact the country is swimming in petroleum potential, unless you’d call between 297 and 513 billion barrels of reserves not enough to swim in. Now I pride myself on staying abreast of what is going on in the world…..more or less, but in this instance, my knowledge of Venezuela oil reserves was painfully lacking. You see the world leader in proven oil reserves is Venezuela, not Russia, not Saudi Arabia, or Iran, but Venezuela.

 

The Orinoco Oil Belt is a monster and stretches about 400 miles in length and is between 50 and 60 miles wide. There’s also the Intercampo, the Maracaibo Basin and the Bolivar oil fields as well as offshore platform derrick in Lake Maracaibo as well the Caribbean Sea.

 

The White House said the order targeted people whose actions undermined democratic processes or institutions, had committed acts of violence or abuse of human rights, were involved in prohibiting  or penalizing freedom of expression, or were government officials involved in public corruption.

 

Gee that sounds kind of like what happens here in the United States at times, of course maybe President Obama is discounting Ferguson, Missouri, or Brooklyn, New York, or Cleveland, Ohio where state law enforcement shot to death black men who were unarmed. Maybe the president forgot all of the restrictions on freedom of speech that goes on every day, or how state and federal government officials have been convicted of graft, misappropriating funds, or committing heinous acts against their constituents…..hey who am I anyways, just some lowly frustrated blogger who’s voicing his opinion.

 

LET’S GET DOWN TO IT…..TO ME THIS IS SIMPLY A CLEAR CASE OF A POWER GRAB

Yes, just another example of how the US government works it’s magic in the international-political gamesmanship. Without exception whenever the United States has sanctioned a country it’s been to enhance the US economical standing…..like petroleum, precious metals or a boot-print in that country.

 

We are the most sanctioning government in the world today…..and the actions can either be comprehensive or selective. I’m not sure what the exactly means, comprehensive or selective! Blocking assets, trade restrictions or denying aid are the usual tools that are used, but clandestine military aid, or actual overthrowing governmental authority has also been used as a kind of wedge to achieve whatever results are desired.

 

At the present time the United States has 27 different sanctions acts that involved either individuals or entire countries. And of course the activity used, which is highly classified runs the gamut of whichever tools are deemed necessary…..but good luck finding out about these tools.

 

Consider this, Burma (Union of Myanmar), Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) and Cuba are all being sanctioned for human rights and political reasons. Aside from Cuba (who is just 90 miles off the US coast), what in the world is the United States even involved with these nations for?

 

I do not take lightly human rights issues, and I do understand that in many cases there is a strong link between human rights violations that are perpetrated by political acts, but in some cases, what is perceived as human rights by the United States, violations are simply a way of life for some people.

 

Without exception, with regards to placing sanctions on countries, the United States has an atmosphere of exceptionalism connected with the activity. Contrary to popular belief by most of those authority figures in Washington, the United States does not have all of the answers, and is usually guilty of having ulterior motives for most of its political dealings in the world today.

 

THERE’S LITTLE DOUBT HERE

It’s only a matter of time before the US’s actions with regards to how she deals with other countries on the world stage is going to come back and take a serious bite out of our behinds. One of the biggest mistakes that the country has made over the forty something years was to eliminate a conscriptive military service.

 

With a totally volunteer military, the United States has made military involvement with countries almost a minor issue. Those that serve do so on a volunteer bases, and as such know almost exactly what they are in for.

 

I can guarantee you if there was a military draft where little Johnny didn’t have a choice but to serve in the military once his number was called, there would be a total outcry by the civilian population whenever Washington, or the Pentagon deemed it necessary for the American people to become involved with other country’s business.

 

It is also only a matter of time before the actions of the United States towards other countries is going to come back with a vengeance. There’s more than a handful of countries out there right now who view the US with disdain, and as time goes by, as the US spreads itself thinner and thinner through its military deployments…..there will be an opportunity to strike, and they will.

 

Like I said earlier, “I am just a frustrated blogger speaking my piece,” so I guess you can take this for whatever you thinks it’s worth.

 

HAVE A NICE DAY!