You have a convenient selective memory ?
We have the right to ban weapons being sent to those countries; or is it that you didn't or cannot read what is banned and limited?
Cubans are not starving. Fact is they have an excellent climate for growing food.
You cannot do anything to contribute to the conflicts in Belarus, Balkins, Syria, Côte d'Ivoire, D.R. Congo; and you cannot contribute to anyone attempting to undermine democracy or supporting those conflicts.
Sudan no oil products because North Sudan seems to want to control assets via slaughter of the South Sudanians (makes perfect sense to me to not buy from murderers to support them in any manner tthat will encourage them) or do you think those people are eating those petroleum products?
Iraq; no selling their national treasures and sales must be registered; common sense when people are raiding where they shouldn't be. Nothing stated about sending in food or needed survival goods.
Zimbabwe; no supporting those undermining the Democratic process.
North Korea; goods must first be approved and no registering vessels there. Pretty straight forward there too.
Again Burma; most goods banned. Daily human rights issues. The EU has embargos against them too, "embargo on arms and equipment that can be used for internal repression, an export ban on dual-use goods..."
Those your chart doesn't cover;
VENEZUELA
On November 2014, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a
final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to impose license requirements on the export, re-export, or transfer (in-country) of certain items to or within Venezuela when intended for a
"military end use" or "military end user."
RUSSIA AND OCCUPIED CRIMEA
Please contact the Office of Trade Compliance prior to engaging in any type of export (including temporary export such as travels with equipment) with Russia and occupied Crimea.
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As part of a series of sanctions announced by the United States, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it is expanding its export restrictions on items subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in response to Russia’s continued actions in southern and eastern Ukraine.
Effective immediately, BIS will deny pending applications for licenses to export or re-export any high technology item subject to the EAR to Russia or occupied Crimea that contribute to Russia’s military capabilities. In addition, the Department is taking actions to revoke any existing export licenses which meet these conditions. All other pending applications and existing licenses will receive a case-by-case evaluation to determine their contribution to Russia’s military capabilities.
The United States will continue to adjust its export licensing policies toward Russia as warranted by Russia’s actions in Ukraine. We urge Russia to honor the commitments it made in Geneva on April 17 to deescalate the situation in Ukraine.”
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
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