Bolton today, announcing severe new Cuba sanctions: “Today, we proudly proclaim for all to hear: the Monroe Doctrine is alive and well.” ➡️ Across much of Latin America, “Monroe Doctrine” is imperial shorthand for “Latin America is ours— back off” https://t.co/wAp5FSlWg3
— Nick Miroff (@NickMiroff) April 17, 2019
Turning back time
Cuban Americans tend to vote conservatively, don’t they? I guess this is a giant FU to them?
Trump is an ignoramus.
Pence, Pompeo and Bolton are dangerous warmongers.
Now that the Pence, Pompeo, Bolton illegal coup in Venezuela has failed;
now that Russia has sent military personnel to Venezuela;
now that China, India and Iran have warned the US not to interfere with the world’s oil market by trying to stop the flow of Iranian and Venezuelan oil (the price of oil will increase 30%);
now that all of that has occurred, the idiots Pence, Pompeo and Bolton have rescinded the Helms-Burton Title III wavier and will allow American companies to sue Cuba for property that Castro nationalized 60 years ago. Like the mobs casinos.
Immediately after that announcement yesterday, Venezuela, Cuba, China, Russia, India and Iran objected to the move. That’s to be expected.
But the European Union also objected and threatened to impose sanctions and tariffs on American exports if we didn’t back off.
Trump and his warmongering henchmen are making the world a much more dangerous place.
Note: North Korea fired a missile today, then told Trump that Mike Pompeo was a sick human being that they would never negotiate with again.