NPR Finds US Interests Beyond Oil, Still Misses the Gaslighter
NPR discussed the US's 'long interest' in Venezuelan oil with a think-tanker, presenting it as merely economic. This framing, however, omits the US's extensive history of active destabilization in Latin America, moving far beyond 'interest' to coups, sanctions, and funding opposition movements. For decades, the US hasn't just *wanted* Venezuelan oil; it has repeatedly worked to install compliant
regimes to *access* it, a pattern seen from Chile to Nicaragua. One might wonder if 'interest' is the sanitized term for a foreign policy doctrine that has routinely prioritized corporate profit and geopolitical control over self-determination. The actual story isn’t just about oil; it’s about a consistent, bipartisan strategy of intervention that paints resource-rich nations as playgrounds for
external influence, effectively turning state sovereignty into a suggestion.