The Obama administration wants to make Venezuela the new Cuba.
In December, shortly after President Barack Obama announced that he wanted to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba, he ironically declared his intention to impose sanctions on Venezuelan officials. Then in March, he signed an executive order stating that Venezuela constituted an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
Permalink: http://gulftoday.ae/portal/2ae3b724-259c-4b1c-bbda-77641bae0db9.aspx
Source: 