India defies Washington sanctions
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 10/12/2018 - 1:43pmIt appears that India is falling out of Washington's sphere of influence.
It appears that India is falling out of Washington's sphere of influence.
When it comes to being smart about picking fights, the Trump Administration fails in spectacular fashion.
On September 13, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry threatened to impose sanctions on our ally over the construction of an underwater natural-gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, known as Nord Stream 2.
Back in 2017, the U.S. and our allies imposed "sanctions against entities supporting or investing in Russia's oil and gas pipeline networks."
The sanctions were intended to delay and hamper Russia's ability to develop various energy projects.
With that in mind, let's look at headlines from just this week.
It may seem surprising, but even today Iran continues to abide by the nuclear agreement that Obama negotiated.
Any indications that Washington would be moderate with their use of economic sanctions is quickly vanishing, and in return much of the globe is rebelling against U.S. hegemony.
Let's start with Europe.
Trump is preparing to go nuclear on our allies if they don't toe the line on our stupid and unilateral decision regarding Iran.
Yesterday Trump tweeted that the U.S. will “impose large sanctions” on Turkey unless it releases pastor Andrew Brunson, who’s accused of involvement in a coup attempt.
I'm going to let this one stand by itself.
Donald Trump’s administration has threatened Ecuador with trade sanctions if it introduces a United Nations resolution to encourage breastfeeding.
Since the early 1970's there's been a consistent, measurable pattern.