Post #1388

US unilateral coercive measures against Venezuela were imposed with the sole purpose of causing human suffering in order to spark regime change. As usual with Washington’s human rights violations in other countries, those affected ended up at the US southern border. Meanwhile, no US-backed politician got any closer to the presidential post. Fast forward seven years since the first US measures were imposed against the Caribbean country’s oil industry, it turns out the Venezuelan people vehemently reject sanctions and do not accept regime change, but also, US and European corporations are desperate to return to Venezuela to recover accumulated debt and supply their struggling markets. Abracadabra, just like magic, the US government decides to begin lifting sanctions against the oil, gas and gold sectors, although temporarily. With the backdrop of US presidential elections on the horizon, the sanctions waivers included a deal with the Venezuelan government to deport (or repatriate) migrants. A win-win situation? For the Venezuelan people, it represents an opportunity to heal some of the nation’s economic war wounds. For the US government and its corporate allies, it represents a chance to profit until foreign policy goals lead to a “snap back.” https://venezuelanalysis.com/infographics/resistance-and-dialogue-venezuelas-temporary-sanctions-relief/