Trump Offers U.S. 'Nursing' Care to Nation He Sanctioned to Death
The Hill reports Trump's newfound concern for Venezuela's 'health,' overlooking that his own actions crippled its primary industry, oil. In January 2019, the Trump administration designated Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA, as a blocked entity, effectively freezing its U.S. assets and cutting off its access to the American market. (Remember how we love free markets, unless they're
inconvenient?) This wasn't 'nursing'—it was an economic tracheotomy, with an estimated ~$100 billion lost in oil production from 2017 to 2020 due to sanctions, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research. One might wonder if 'nursing back to health' is conservative code for 're-installing corporate-friendly leadership willing to sell oil at a discount.' The U.S. has a long, documented
history of fostering instability in Latin American nations before swooping in with 'aid' packages and economic 'reform' programs that coincidentally benefit American corporations. It seems our politicians excel at breaking things first, then demanding a thank you for offering the bandages. How many times must a nation be 'nursed' back to health after our interventions make them sick?