U.S. Discovers Venezuela Has Oil, Decides It Needs More Freedom
CBS News, in its report on the 'U.S. strike on Venezuela's oil reserves,' conveniently frames Trump's aggressive rhetoric as a stand-alone event. What they leave out is Washington's century-long obsession with Latin American resources. This isn't a 'surprise attack'; it's a genre picture. From the United Fruit Company's Banana Republics to the CIA's Chilean coup in '73, U.S. foreign policy has
consistently prioritized corporate interests over national sovereignty. Trump declared, "we're going to get the oil flowing the way it should be" – which, historically, means flowing directly into U.S. markets, under U.S. corporate control, regardless of who has to be overthrown to make it happen. How many 'freedom' operations just happen to coincide with strategic resource deposits? One might
almost believe that the 'rules-based international order' only applies when the resources aren't brown-gold. With the world's largest proven oil reserves, Maduro's government became a target, not for genuine humanitarian concerns, but because it dared to nationalize its resources and pursue an independent economic path. The pattern is clear: if a nation's sovereignty threatens global corporate
energy demands, prepare for 'democracy' to be delivered by drone.