U.S. now in economic war with 10% of the world's countries
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 09/23/2018 - 3:45pmWhen it comes to being smart about picking fights, the Trump Administration fails in spectacular fashion.
sanctions
U.S. sanctions are nothing more than economic imperialism
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 09/21/2018 - 11:58amOn 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.
Russia sanctions aren't working
Submitted by gjohnsit on Thu, 09/13/2018 - 1:18pmBack 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.
Iranian sanctions and war
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 08/31/2018 - 12:52pmIt may seem surprising, but even today Iran continues to abide by the nuclear agreement that Obama negotiated.
U.S. goes all-in on sanctions
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 08/19/2018 - 5:00pmAny 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.
Sanctions against Iran about to trigger a trade war with our allies
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 08/06/2018 - 3:21pmTrump is preparing to go nuclear on our allies if they don't toe the line on our stupid and unilateral decision regarding Iran.
The real reason U.S. sanctioned Turkey
Submitted by gjohnsit on Fri, 07/27/2018 - 5:20pmYesterday 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.
The U.S. is a crazed sanctions bully
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 07/09/2018 - 2:56pmI'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.
Trump is about to trigger a recession
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sat, 07/07/2018 - 3:12pmSince the early 1970's there's been a consistent, measurable pattern.
Sanctions Tipping Point
Submitted by gjohnsit on Sun, 07/01/2018 - 11:53pmSince Washington doesn't do diplomacy anymore, we only have two tools left: a) sanctions, and b) military force.
It appears that sanctions will soon be a tool of the past, which means that our violent foreign policy will become even more violent.
Take for example, Nord Stream 2.
