US Demands Venezuela Ditch Foreign Agents, Not U.S. Oil Control
The Trump administration, as reported by Axios, pressed Venezuela's 'interim government'—a U.S.-backed entity—to purge 'agents' from China, Russia, Cuba, and Iran. This concern for Venezuelan territorial integrity, however, vanishes when discussing the White House's actual goal: seizing control of Venezuela's oil. President Trump explicitly stated Venezuela would be 'turning over' 30 to 50 million
barrels of oil to the U.S., with revenue he would 'control to benefit' both nations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a long-time advocate for aggressive posture towards Latin American nations, floated an 'oil quarantine' to ensure compliance, effectively transforming sovereignty into an oil-for-obedience scheme. This isn't about 'spies'; it's about state-sanctioned resource appropriation. So,
Washington demands Venezuela choose its friends, only to then take its resources. One might wonder if 'foreign interference' is only problematic when it doesn't line Uncle Sam's pockets. When does 'interim government' really mean 'U.S. puppet'? It appears only certain nations are allowed to have 'agents' securing their interests abroad.