Washington’s policy toward Saudi Arabia versus Washington’s policy toward Venezuela

The hypocrisy of the Biden administration on foreign policy once again shows its colors. As presidential candidate, Biden vowed to treat Saudi Arabia as a "pariah" due to the involvement of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the gruesome murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, As president however, Biden travelled to Saudi Arabia in August to plead for increased oil production to offset the sanctions against Russia. Now he says there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia after its decision to cut oil production along with the other OPEC members. So he is going to punish Saudi Arabia, but not for blatant violation of human rights, but because the Saudis are not cooperating with the U.S. on oil policy. At the same time, the Biden administration maintains harsh sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba with devastating effects. The real question is the following: Are spokespeople for the Biden administration able to talk about defending democratic principles without blinking an eye?