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Biden Concedes Defeat, Restores Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil
Breitbart ^ | 04/18/2024 | CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO

Posted on 04/18/2024 9:37:06 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden reinstated oil and gas sanctions on Venezuela on Thursday, a recognition that lifting the sanctions did nothing to entice the socialist regime to host a free and fair election.

The Biden administration lifted some of the strictest U.S. sanctions on dictator Nicolás Maduro’s regime last year as part of a dialogue in which Maduro agreed to host a presidential election sometime in 2014. The deal collapsed rapidly; Maduro scrapped it in October and launched a new wave of violence against anti-socialist dissidents, likely bankrolled by new oil profits.

The Biden sanctions relief lasted for six months and expired on April 18 at 12:01 a.m.

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Another foreign policy screw up from diaper brain
1 posted on 04/18/2024 9:37:06 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The last I heard about Venezuela's oil business was that the infrastructure had either deteriorated or been pillaged to the point that they couldn't extract/refine much oil.

Who or what country came in to help repair the infrastructure?

2 posted on 04/18/2024 9:41:55 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Russia, of course. Venezuelan heavy crude mixes well with Russian blends.


3 posted on 04/18/2024 9:43:12 AM PDT by Thunder90 (All posts soley represent my own opinions)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Re> to entice the socialist regime to host a free and fair election

Is he talking about their election or ours?

4 posted on 04/18/2024 9:44:15 AM PDT by IC Ken (If the government can just print Money why do I have to pay taxes?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“”host a presidential election sometime in 2014””

?????


5 posted on 04/18/2024 9:47:35 AM PDT by Thank You Rush ( )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Another foreign policy screw up from diaper brain

The foreign policy screw up was recognizing the dopey western plant Juan Guaido as president in the first place and trying to topple Maduro...but ok

6 posted on 04/18/2024 9:52:19 AM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Appeasement NEVER WORKS! NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER ..........................


7 posted on 04/18/2024 9:53:32 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

RE: Biden Concedes Defeat,

Why doesn’t he just concede defeat on EVERY SINGLE Trump policy that he’s reversed since he cheated to win the Presidency?

Drilling, Energy, Immigration, Iran, Israel and a slew of others.... It would be better for the country.


8 posted on 04/18/2024 9:56:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

9 posted on 04/18/2024 10:28:25 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13317101/teacher-assault-North-Carolina-parkland-attack.htm)
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To: SeekAndFind

If Bidumb had just sat there and did nothing for 4 years he would have gone down as one of the greatest presidents in history.


10 posted on 04/18/2024 10:30:47 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Communists are evil. All of them. All that matters is power. And to them it is demonstrated in how much oppression they can wield. They destroy because it gives them pleasure. Never be fooled into thinking they can be reasoned with. Burn them out wherever they are found


11 posted on 04/18/2024 10:30:47 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: ChicagoConservative27; All

Nice...this, hitting Iranian oil Redineries and refusing to drill should do wonders for the price of energy. Let’s just home the price shocks hit BEFORE early voting starts.


12 posted on 04/18/2024 11:09:33 AM PDT by wiseprince (Me)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Russia and Iran.

Also why Maduro wants to invade Guyana.


13 posted on 04/18/2024 11:10:08 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

btt


14 posted on 04/18/2024 11:41:12 AM PDT by GailA (Land Grabs, Poisoned Food, KILL the COWS, Bidenomics=BIDEN DEPRESSION. STAGNATION)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Sanctions on Venezuelan oil is as good as the one he placed on Iran.


15 posted on 04/18/2024 11:42:10 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: Organic Panic; Thunder90
Well, there goes the Monroe Doctrine.

Seems Putin is more interested in enforcing a Russian version of their Monroe Doctrine than America is of hers.

16 posted on 04/18/2024 12:44:56 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (Kafka was an optimist.)
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