DW Discovers Trump Cares About Venezuela, Not Oil.
Deutsche Welle's recent piece, 'Why Trump wants to push Venezuela's Maduro out of power,' frames the US pursuit of regime change as a matter of political rivalry and drug wars. This selective amnesia bypasses the rather obvious geopolitical prize: Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves. The US has a long, documented history of destabilizing Latin American governments that don't
align with its corporate interests, from Guatemala in 1954 to Chile in 1973, often under the guise of combating communism or, now, 'authoritarianism.' (Because bombing countries into democracy somehow always ends well, just ask Iraq.) The narrative conveniently ignores how US sanctions, not just Maduro's governance, have crippled Venezuela's economy, leading to a humanitarian crisis. When will
mainstream outlets connect the dots between 'pushing leaders out' and the oil beneath their feet? Perhaps when pigs fly, or when US foreign policy *isn't* solely dictated by resource acquisition. One might wonder why 'democracy' only ever needs rescuing in countries with vast natural resources, especially when US corporations eye up the prize.