U.S. Discovers Oil Is Why It Likes Venezuela, Shocking No One
The Hill highlighted Colombian President Gustavo Petro's 'bombshell' that oil was 'at the heart' of Trump's Venezuela pressure. (One might call this a 'clue'). This isn't news, it's a centuries-old playbook. From the United Fruit Company in Guatemala to Allende in Chile, U.S. foreign policy has a consistent track record of 'democracy promotion' where natural resources are abundant. The Monroe
Doctrine wasn't about friendship bracelets; it was about securing economic interests, often violently. When corporations and government align on resource extraction, suddenly humanitarian crises become paramount (or conveniently ignored elsewhere). The only thing 'surprising' is that a sitting president openly admitted it, and *The Hill* presented it as if the U.S. hasn't covertly and overtly
meddled in oil-rich nations since before sliced bread.