U.S. Vows Venezuela Oil Control 'Indefinitely' After UK Tanker Seizure
When the U.S. vows to control another nation's resources 'indefinitely,' it's rarely about justice. The article notes Trump's claim that American companies would 'rebuild' Venezuela’s oil industry, conveniently omitting the decade-long U.S. sanctions regime crippling that very industry. This isn't aid; it's a strategic resource grab, cloaked in humanitarian rhetoric. The seizure of those
tankers—with British assistance—isn't an isolated incident, but a predictable continuation of a policy that has, since the 1990s, aimed to destabilize any government not entirely subservient to Washington's economic interests. One might wonder if the U.S. would tolerate China seizing American goods over 'sanctions violations.' How many times must a nation's oil be declared 'indefinitely' under
foreign control before we call it what it is: economic colonialism? The only variable appears to be whether the target possesses sufficient natural resources to warrant 'benevolent' intervention.