Trump Calls Off Venezuela 'Attack,' Oil Prices Briefly Hold Steady
In a stunning reveal, CBS News reported that a 'second wave of attacks' on Venezuela was averted, because, as Trump put it, things are 'working well together' with the U.S. One might wonder what constitutes 'working well' when a superpower openly discusses kinetic military options against a sovereign nation. This follows years of tightening sanctions, coup attempts (remember Juan Guaidó, anyone?),
and asset freezes—economic warfare that precedes any 'waves of attacks.' While CBS frames this as Trump's benevolence, it conveniently omits the systemic demonization and destabilization campaigns that make such 'attacks' even conceivable, let alone part of a publicly discussed strategy. It's almost as if the media forgot the U.S. has been openly meddling in Venezuela for two decades, long before
Trump. 'Working well together' here likely translates to Venezuela's oil, crucial for U.S. markets, remaining accessible despite geopolitical tensions. The fact that a president casually floats 'waves of attacks' as negotiation tactics, and mainstream news just... reports it, should deeply unsettle anyone paying attention. How many 'waves' of destabilization does a country endure before the
corporate media asks why these waves are crashing in the first place?