Tanker Carrying Gasoline From Iran Reaches Venezuela, Defying U.S. Sanctions | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69086939 Canada 05/24/2020 09:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | CARACAS, Venezuela — The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to temporarily ease the South American nation’s fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. foes. Quoting: Ohio chic [link to globalnews.ca (secure)] First off, just because the US has sanctions imposed on Iran does *NOT* mean that Iran cannot trade with other nations (like Venezuela). It simply means that the US cannot trade with Iran. So, in order for Iran to be “defying US sanctions,” they would have to be trading with the US either directly or through some intermediary. Or, American Corporations or businesses would have to be trading directly or indirectly with Iran (in violation of US sanctions). Now, if we had an embargo against Venezuela or Iran, then we would have shut down their ports with a naval blockade and anyone running that blockade would be in violation of the embargo... but sanctions and embargos are two different things hoping to achieve the same effective goals. Therefore, Iranian ships carrying petroleum based fuels have every right to travel to Venezuela and deliver their product. Neither Iran nor Venezuela have sanctions on each other nor does the US have a current embargo on either nation (though we have naval vessels in nearby international waters). The nearby US warships did not move to stop the shipments because in doing so it would be considered an act of war. I am not saying that I agree with letting this trade happen. I am simply stating that no US economic sanctions were violated in this instance. Do we allow Iran and Venezuela to trade freely? Well, stopping them (via an embargo) could and eventually would lead to war with one or both of nations and their respective allies. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 69086939 Canada 05/24/2020 09:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... Quoting: Anonymous Coward 78552248 FACT: Venezuela used to be the most richest & Prosperous country in south America. I remember people talking about retiring there all the time. Then Chavez shows up with his socialism horseshit...now the citizens are eating out of garbage cans.....Happens every time.... WRONG, the people were living in poverty while foriegn oil companies exploited them badly. Venezuela will hold on just like Cuba did. True. God bless Maduro and Venezuela. Maduro is mostly Indian, did you know that? Almost everyone in south America is, and most of Mexico. So? Chavez was too. And Kennedy was a Catholic. So what? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69086939 Canada 05/24/2020 09:21 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I haven’t been following this issue very closely, but regardless of the sanctions, that is absolutely pathetic that this shipment was even necessary because Venezuela, a country that floats on an ocean of oil, has to have its fuel imported from the other side of the planet. Quoting: Revbo™ Nice job, socialism. The US, our country says, not only can you not sell to us, you cannot sell to anyone else and like a good nagger, we back it up with violence. Our country meddles in everyone else's business. True. |
Surferdude
User ID: 41343331 United States 05/24/2020 11:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trump is a pussy!! I wish the damn deep state all you tin foil hat asses keep screaming about wold end it already. Damn great money to be earned in Venezuela if we had a president that had a pair of balls to kick some ass. Contracts are already inked but this damn dumb ass president want give the go order. Should have sunk those damn tankers. That fuck Venezuela and iran at the same time. Plus no other ships would try it the insurance companies make sure of that. To the aussie asshole poster above. America can do what ever we damn please as we make this world go around. You Aussie's have never did anything and never will but ride on Americas coat tale. |
Don't fear the truthbeare User ID: 78102101 Canada 05/24/2020 11:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | CARACAS, Venezuela — The first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran reached Venezuelan waters late Saturday, expected to temporarily ease the South American nation’s fuel crunch while defying Trump administration sanctions targeting the two U.S. foes. Quoting: Ohio chic [link to globalnews.ca (secure)] that short blurb says so much, the communist CBC favours Venezuela defiance over our ally the US, and that internationally communists are taking over the world. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 69086939 Canada 05/24/2020 11:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Trump is a pussy!! I wish the damn deep state all you tin foil hat asses keep screaming about wold end it already. Damn great money to be earned in Venezuela if we had a president that had a pair of balls to kick some ass. Contracts are already inked but this damn dumb ass president want give the go order. Should have sunk those damn tankers. That fuck Venezuela and iran at the same time. Plus no other ships would try it the insurance companies make sure of that. Quoting: Surferdude To the aussie asshole poster above. America can do what ever we damn please as we make this world go around. You Aussie's have never did anything and never will but ride on Americas coat tale. You must be a dual citizen. You love to steal from others and rob them blind. Go back to whatever country your family came from. No shekels for you today. |
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