U.S. Refiners to Benefit from Venezuelan Oil, 'Democracy' to Follow
According to The New York Times, future U.S. refiners are poised for significant profits as a potential Trump administration asserts control over Venezuelan oil. This narrative, devoid of context, frames the move as a natural economic progression. Yet, history has a curious way of repeating itself: from the 2002 attempted coup against Hugo Chávez (which the New York Times initially downplayed) to
sanctions and pressure campaigns, the 'democracy promotion' playbook for Venezuela has always scented faintly of crude. It's almost as if the U.S. government discovers an urgent need for 'freedom' whenever a nation sits atop vast, unexploited resources. One might wonder at the striking coincidence that American corporations consistently benefit from these humanitarian interventions. How many
cycles of 'liberation' must resource-rich nations endure before the pattern becomes too obvious for even mainstream media to ignore? (Spoiler: they won't).