He says the intent of oil embargoes and blackouts, using Cuba as an example, is to strangle a nation until the population wants to overthrow the government.
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OIL Embargo
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He argues that Trump's announced embargo on Venezuelan oil shipments amounts to a de facto declaration of war, with threatened airstrikes serving as the next coercive step.
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"...around the world, okay? So look at Cuba. There's now an oil embargo on Cuba. And so there are blackouts, all right? So again,..."
"OK. So China imports 80 percent of U.S. dollars. China imports 80 percent of Venezuela's oil. OK, so 80 percent of Venezuela's oil goes..."
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