Trump's 'Energy Boss' to Plunder Venezuela, Again
Bloomberg's enthusiastic coverage details the future 'rebuilding' of Venezuela's oil infrastructure, a project apparently contingent on the Trump administration's arrest of President Nicolas Maduro. Conveniently, this 'arrest' exists only in the speculative future tense—much like Venezuela’s self-determination. The actual historical context involves years of crippling US sanctions and attempted
coups, including the 2018 assassination attempt on Maduro that the US media largely ignored or downplayed. One might recall the conveniently 'discovered' oil fields in Iraq before its 'liberation.' This isn't about 'rebuilding'; it's about re-acquiring. The US has openly targeted Venezuela for its vast oil reserves for decades, supporting opposition figures and imposing sanctions that suffocated
the economy. Now, with a hypothetical regime change, the 'energy boss' (meaning former oil lobbyist) will simply formalize the resource transfer. How thoughtful of them to strategize an entire nation's future before the government even falls. It's almost as if the 'destabilization' phase is merely prelude to the 'takeover' phase.