Trump Finds Venezuelan Oil, Still Can't Find Democracy For Them
The mainstream line: President Trump, ever the dealmaker, announces Venezuela will 'hand over' up to 50 million barrels of oil to the US, declaring he will 'control' sales and proceeds. This comes after years of crippling 'maximum pressure' sanctions by the Trump administration on Venezuela (Executive Order 13850, January 2019) that targeted its vital oil sector, ostensibly to 'restore democracy'
and remove Maduro. One might call it coercive diplomacy, another might call it state-sponsored extortion. The underlying truth? The US spent decades destabilizing resource-rich nations under the guise of freedom, then miraculously 'rescues' them from the very crises it engineered—often with their natural resources as the prize. This isn't about fostering democracy; it's about asserting economic
dominance under the barrel of an oil rig. When does 'humanitarian aid' ever come without a hefty price tag attached?