More damage from U.S. Bipolar foreign policy.

FRIENDS TODAY, ENEMIES TOMORROW 

DEPENDS A LOT ON DOMESTIC POLITICS

It is with some amazement that we see a U.S. delegation travel to Venezuela to meet with the unacknowledged president Nicolas Maduro. While there are denials that it was about possibly lifting sanctions to increase U.S. access to Venezuelan oil, no one, especially Venezuela's neighbors, believe that is true. What does this administration believe will be the conclusion of all those neighbors we have coaxed, intimidated and threatened to support the U.S. position in their view of our reliability in the future?

While our flip-flopping on Venezuela is a serious problem, it is overshadowed by our relations with the gulf countries. One of the first acts of this administration was the suspension of sales of missile defense systems to Israel, Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries. These were an important defense system to counter missile attacks from Iran, and their proxy Yemen. It helped Israel protect itself from missile attacks from Gaza.

This decision, coupled with the rush to re-implement the Iran Nuclear deal that would give the Iranians the right to nuclear weapons in as little as 5 years has undoubtedly raised the question, is the U.S. is a reliable partner? The snubbing of calls to these countries by this administration is an indication of their concern.

It has been acknowledged that this administration is considering removing sanctions on Iran with the hope of having access to Iranian oil. A country whose motto is " Death to America" A country who refuses to engage in face to face negotiations with the U.S. A country who still vows to eliminate Israel as a country. This is considered a more reliable partner than decades of cooperation by other nations in the region. Oh, what polls on domestic policy will do to the U.S. foreign policy.

Right now, Russia is the top enemy and any policy change that facilitates the diminishing of this enemy seems to supersede any alliances of the past. We hope that soon this present crisis will pass for the well being of the Ukrainian people. How long, if ever, will it take to mend the damage done in the rush for political expediency.