CBS News Discovers 'U.S. Operations' Ahead of Election Cycle
In this CBS segment dating back to the Trump administration, the "U.S. operation in Venezuela" is framed through the lens of gas prices. What is omitted, of course, is the U.S. history of meddling in sovereign nations for oil, from Iran in 1953 to Iraq in 2003. CBS's business analyst, Jill Schlesinger, explains how Venezuela's 303 billion barrels of crude — 20% of the world's reserves — could
'impact U.S. prices,' completely sidestepping the inconvenient reality of destabilization, sanctions, and attempted coups that preceded this 'operation.' It's truly heartwarming to see American media narrow a complex nation-state intervention down to the cost per gallon. One might almost forget the whole 'democracy promotion' charade when there's cheap gas to be had. The focus isn't on the lives
affected by sanctions, or the sovereign rights violated, but whether you'll pay an extra dime at the pump. This appears less like news analysis and more like a carefully crafted PR brief for resource extraction, thinly veiled by consumer concern. (From the "Freedom isn't Free, But Gas Should Be" school of journalism.)