USA. HYPOCRISY RE VENEZUELA

MONUMENTAL USA HYPOCRISY RE VENEZUELA



Like we need another failed state in the world! Obama continuing a policy of attacking Venezuela, just signed a bill placing sanctions on Venezuela individuals for human rights violations. The Obama Administration is continuing the Republican policy of undermining and destabilizing a vast swath of nations around the world for no good reason. I have always favored a proposal that our diplomats and foreign policy people should take a form of the Hippocratic Oath. FIRST. DO NO HARM! . But instead we have shoot first, cowboy types, loose cannons in those positions who have not learned the lesson of Hippocrates. As a result, we now can count a string of crumbling or failed states reaching from the Ukraine, to Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen and across to Cuba, et. al. where the USA (and the CIA) have used political and financial means to intentionally undermined established governments, and/ or invade these nations. And in the end, their actions have left chaos, financial ruin, displacement, death and destruction behind . And now the Obama neocons are chipping away at Venezuela too. These Obamians just can't stand it that some of our neighbors may have the will, temerity, and the love of freedom to choose a political system that is a bit different than our own. But must we continually make these "different" nations our enemies? Why work to undermine Venezuela? Or is Obama just blindly continuing the G.W Bush policy in South America? Recall how Bush jr. worked feverishly to destabilize and undermine the former Chavez Administration, just because that leader was an avowed socialist. Recall, Bush secretly encouraged a coup, which temporarily unseated Chavez. The Bush government immediately recognized the Republican coup leaders which had illegally usurped power from the constitutional government. The surge of Chavez supporters finally forced the coup leaders out. Bush was ultimately unsuccessful, now it's Obama's turn.

But not only is our attack on Venezuela for "human rights" violations, torture and other trumped up charges so arrogant and stupid, it is the peak of hypocrisy, and an embarrassingly dumb example of monumental chutzpah. (see Reuters: Obama signs US sanctions law on Venezuela officials.). How can we, a nation just faced so recently with our own torture revelations and monumental malfeasance regarding human rights have the temerity to point our finger at Venezuela? Obama who has infamously ignored prosecuting our home-grown CIA torturers, and has continued to drag his feet on closing our infamous gulag in Guantanamo, has the nerve to call out Venezuela? What snickers his policy must be generating in the governmental halls of nations around the world. Such dumb behavior only serves to underscore our own failings in human rights and undermine our reputation.

Finally, why direct sanctions at Venezuela and continue to deal with Egypt? The USA supports Egypt financially to the tune of three billion dollars annually. Yet the the new dictator, General al Sissi, is a classical case of a monumental human rights and democracy violator. If anyone were to be sanctioned he should be at the top of the list. But like our own CIA torturers Obama ignores his malfeasance. Al Sissi plotted to overturn the legally elected Morsi government, shot and killed thousands of peaceful demonstrators, jailed thousands of members of the opposition with no trials, and just yesterday committed 183 individuals to death, simply for being sympathizer to the opposition party. No word from Obama on al Sissi. We continue to support al Sissi with billions of dollars in military aid annually.

Conclusion: Obama makes dumb, hypocritical, counter productive, dangerous foreign policy decisions.