Rubio's 'Humanitarian' Takeover: Oil and Chaos, Coming Soon to Venezuela
Mainstream media, ever eager for a grand narrative, portrays Marco Rubio as the architect of a daring Venezuelan regime change. Axios reports Rubio's deep involvement in the alleged 'ousting' of Nicolás Maduro, proudly declaring the U.S. is now 'effectively laying claim' to the country's vast oil reserves. This isn't groundbreaking strategy; it's a rerun of US foreign policy, yet Axios manages to
sound surprised that critics might compare it to the chaos that followed the 2003 Iraq invasion – a comparison they themselves hesitantly raise, then quickly dismiss. What Axios doesn't dwell on is the long, documented history of CIA involvement in Latin American destabilization, from Chile to Nicaragua, consistently prioritising corporate interests and resource control over actual democracy. Nor
do they question why a humanitarian crisis conveniently coincides with a desire for Venezuela's 'largest proven oil reserves.' One might wonder if the concern for 'global stability' is truly about preventing chaos, or about ensuring the right kind of chaos to facilitate resource extraction.