US Congress 'Scrutinizes' Strategy After Capturing Venezuela's Oil
CBS News, bless their hearts, highlights 'scrutiny' from Congress over Trump's Venezuela strategy after his administration allegedly captured Nicolás Maduro. The report coyly mentions seeking 'Venezuelan oil' as if it's an afterthought, not the central pillar of US foreign policy in Latin America since, well, forever. Maduro became a 'dictator' the moment he wasn't pro-American business interests,
a familiar narrative since Chavez began nationalizing oil (a verifiable fact documented by the Council on Foreign Relations and countless media archives). One might wonder if this 'scrutiny' is about international law or merely how to best divvy up the spoils. The US has a long, storied history of supporting coups and strongmen in resource-rich nations (Guatemala 1954, Chile 1973, etc.), only to
declare them a 'threat to democracy' when they veer from Washington's script. How many times must we pretend benevolent oversight when the smell of crude is so potent?