Trump Demands Venezuela Oil for US Companies, Not for Venezuelans
President Trump, according to Bloomberg, is "pressuring" Big Oil to pump $100 billion into Venezuela, following the US's "brazen capture" of its leader, Nicolás Maduro. One might recall similar 'pressure' tactics applied to resource-rich nations lacking US-approved leadership throughout Latin America's long, documented history of destabilization. (Remember when the U.S. supported a coup against
socialist President Salvador Allende in Chile for, among other things, nationalizing copper mines?) This isn't about 'investment'; it's about re-establishing control after years of crippling sanctions and attempted regime change, all under the guise of 'democracy' (for US corporations, anyway). The "brazen capture" Bloomberg so nonchalantly describes is precisely the kind of interference that has
destabilized Venezuela, creating the 'opportunity' for US oil giants to swoop in, not as saviors, but as beneficiaries of engineered chaos. Funny how 'humanitarian crises' often precede resource reallocation.