Economic Strangulation goal in Venezuela.

 NAVAL BLOCADE, SANCTIONS AND TARIFF'S

$10 MILLION A DAY COST TO U.S.

While military attack may not be on the menu, unless Venezuela can be provoked into retaliation, economic death seems to be the goal. With an armada of warships discouraging ships from servicing the country and tariffs on anyone who does business with Venezuela, it may be a very hard future for the people of Venezuela.

With the excuse of labeling the country both a drug cartel operation and now a terrorist organization, I suppose we are all to demand the end of the government of Venezuela. This is nothing more than a warmed up John Bolton plan from the first Trump administration. It is obvious that the originators of the Bolton plan are still working within this administration.

The original Monroe Doctrine was meant to keep European influence out of the western Hemisphere, with the acknowledgment that the U.S. would stay out of European disputes. It was later modified by Theodore Roosevelt into "Speak softly and carry a big Stick" Now we have mostly given up on the soft speaking in our relations with others, in this hemisphere, as well with the rest of the world.

While, maybe, military action is not the goal, death and destruction by economic strangulation will still be the result. While residents of Washington and Wall street can rejoice at their win with the accompanying access to a largess of resources, I suspect the people of Venezuela will most likely not be better off. 

If this continues, and now may be irreversible, we can expect a new forced migration in the region, hostility from any country now effected or fearing they will be next. It will further add to decline of the image of the U.S. around the world.

One must wonder if this is now the alternative prize with the least risk by Washington after failing in Ukraine and deeming war with Iran too risky. It is like a predator choosing the victim who has been weakened by years of deprivation and is now an easy kill.