in brookville, maryland, an independent, good morning.pect, it all due is hard to believe this crisis does not have big oil all over it. this crisis is 20 years in the making and the isolation of thesure is what caused humanitarian crisis. that is my comment. my question is, do you know of some deal the juan guaido government has made with big oil? my understanding is there has already been some deal made that control, hedo takes is going to start contracts with big oil. thank you. guest: it is the first time i have heard of that and i follow events closely. i cannot verify that agreement. in terms of sanctions, just a little history. it was president obama who begin -- begin sanction individuals in the venezuelan government, many involved in job trafficking. president obama did not impose overall sanctions but by then the economy of venezuela was taking and deterring. under present to see more comprehensive sanctions. by then, you see inflation rates , nothing we have ever seen in the western hemisphere. it is important viewers understan