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There are over 6,000 political and religious prisoners in Uzbekistan. That are tortured and killed. The U.S. gave Uzbekistan $500million last year. In Venezuela, U.S. officials were quick to proclaim support for an abortive coup attempt that temporarily displaced the elected president, Hugo Chavez. Why is the U.S. not taking action against regimes in not-so-oil-rich countries such as Zimbabwe? In Zimbabwe, President Mugabe was “reelected” in a highly controversial and corrupt election in 2002. Since then, Mugabe has implemented an oppressive administration that includes seizure of white-owned farms and alleged torture of opposition groups. Nevertheless, his severe crimes do not seem to motivate the U.S. to liberate Zimbabwe’s citizens. Another example of American inaction is in Saudi Arabia; we continue to ally ourselves with the harsh government because it maintains our oil interests in the Arabian Peninsula.