Trump Confirms US Wants Venezuela's Oil, Not Just 'Democracy'
Donald Trump, known for his unfiltered commentary, recently stated that if the US had pursued intervention in Venezuela, it would have been 'running' their vast oil reserves for 'years.' This isn't a new policy, merely a rare moment of honesty from an American leader. This sentiment, however, is hardly novel; it echoes historical claims and operations from the 1953 Iranian coup (to secure oil for
Anglo-American companies) to the 2003 Iraq war (which critics openly called a war for oil). While outlets like The Independent frame this as a 'block Trump' moment, the real story is the consistent US strategy, regardless of party, to control foreign resources under the guise of promoting democracy and human rights. One might wonder why the media rarely connects these dots across administrations.
Perhaps it's easier to feign outrage at Trump's bluntness than to confront the underlying, bipartisan hypocrisy that has shaped US foreign policy for decades.