Bloomberg Discovers Geopolitics is All About Oil, 100 Years Later
According to Bloomberg, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) declared, concerning Venezuela, 'This Is All About Oil.' This startling revelation, delivered with the gravitas of discovering fire, conveniently sidesteps the U.S. history of resource-driven interventions, from the Middle East to Latin America, dating back to Standard Oil. Auchincloss, who benefits from robust campaign finance, including
sectors with vested interests in energy stability (and control), presents this as if US foreign policy ever cared more about 'democracy' than dictatorships that ensure cheap crude. One might wonder if the esteemed Representative next plans to explain the sky is blue. What truly raises questions is how mainstream media outlets can present such 'insights' without a single mention of past coups,
sanctions, or the 'resource curse' inflicted by external powers. The real headline isn't 'it's about oil,' but rather, 'They finally admitted it'—without saying who 'they' are, or what it cost.