Sanctioned Foe Suddenly 'Cordial' When US Needs Oil
Maduro graciously calls his chat with Trump 'cordial,' a startling headline given the US spent years trying to depose him, sanctioning Venezuelan oil, and recognizing a 'President' who couldn't even win an election. The 2019 playbook screamed 'dictator,' yet now, with global energy markets tighter than a submarine hatch, suddenly even erstwhile 'pariahs' are back on the speed dial. It's almost as
if principles are just suggestions until the next geopolitical crisis. This isn't a new script. The 'regime change' rhetoric vanishes faster than a politician's conscience when resource access or strategic advantage is on the line. The same State Department that declared Maduro illegitimate (and funded opposition figures like Juan Guaidó, remember him?), now apparently finds his phone line isn't
so jammed after all. How many 'evil dictators' get a cozy chat when Washington decides it's inconvenient?