Trump Admin Not Inventing Oil Wars, Just Re-branding
Al Jazeera notes the Trump administration's reported meetings with major US oil companies regarding Venezuela. The surprising part, apparently, is that some oil majors hadn't met with them yet . This isn't a strategy, it's a playbook. From the 1953 coup in Iran (for oil interests) to the 'democratization' of Iraq (for oil interests), US foreign policy toward resource-rich nations has a rather
predictable pattern. Venezuela, boasting the world's largest proven oil reserves, has long been in Washington's crosshairs, particularly after Hugo Chávez nationalized oil assets, challenging corporate control. These 'meetings' merely formalize the standard operating procedure for projecting power where profits are concerned. So, when politicians talk about 'democracy' or 'human rights' in nations
like Venezuela, one might reasonably ask: Is that before or after the discussion about who gets to drill? It appears geopolitical stability, for some, is less about people and more about petroleum futures. One might wonder if the 'report' is less about what's *happening* and more about what's being *said* to justify it.