I was always taught that if you want to understand something you first have to go back to basics. I was somewhat confused by a report in the media that the United States has confirmed that Trinidad & Tobago will not be directly affected by the US's upcoming reimposition of sanctions on Venezuela's energy sector. This assurance was apparently given to Prime Minister Keith Rowley during his recent trip to the US.
So? Going back to basics, the question that arises is what does this mean for the Dragon Gas deal upon which the whole country is depending? What exactly does "will not be directly affected" mean? Because when I read that to me it means that the Dragon Gas deal will not be included in the upcoming sanctions.
To me "not be directly affected" has to mean that because if that particular deal is included in the upcoming sanctions either directly or indirectly then it sure as heck is going to affect us directly. and is not a true statement. And it could be included in the sanctions by the use of indirect language such as 'any energy project from which Venezuela will benefit one way or the other.
So? What exactly is this "assurance"? Did Dr. Rowley deliberately try to mislead us with that rather equivocal so-called "assurance"? If so, why did he do that? Is he planning on calling a general election before the sanctions are put on his good friend in Venezuela, Maburro, and reimposed by the US thus putting our deal in jeopardy? Because that is one possible explanation for his deliberately trying to mislead us if to mislead was his intention. Of course, if it was his intention to mislead us there could be other reasons. And if he was not trying to mislead then surely he could have used language that was clearer, e.g., 'the Dragon Gas deal will NOT be affected'.
But then, we would not be kept guessing, would we?
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