Trump Meets on Venezuela: Same Script, Different Continent
The Hill reports Donald Trump met with his national security team over 'tensions' in Venezuela, (code for 'Maduro still in power'). This familiar setup—a 'crisis' demanding US intervention—has been rehearsed for decades, from Nicaragua to Iraq. It conveniently ignores the long history of US meddling in Venezuelan affairs, including supporting coup attempts in 2002 and imposing crippling sanctions
that have devastated its economy while enriching Chevron. (According to the Congressional Research Service, US sanctions have compounded Venezuela's economic woes since 2017.) One might wonder when the US will hold 'urgent national security' meetings about its own struggling populations or countries where it profits from instability. (Don't hold your breath.) The 'tension' here isn't about the
Venezuelan people; it's about control over the world's largest proven oil reserves. The pattern is depressingly consistent: create the chaos, then 'solve' it with corporate-friendly interventions. It’s almost as if 'humanitarian concerns' are directly proportional to a country's natural resources.