US Finds 'Drug Traffickers' Only When Oil Reserves Are Nearby
Donald Trump, whose administration oversaw a significant increase in cocaine flow into the US (per DEA reports, 2017-2020), suddenly vowed the US would “very soon” take land action against alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers. This comes less than a year after his administration imposed crippling sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector and designated Nicolás Maduro’s government a “narco-terrorist
regime.” (Source: The Hill, 2020 article on Trump's action). It's almost as if 'drug trafficking' becomes a convenient pretext when resource-rich nations defy US interests. One might wonder if the US would be as concerned with 'narco-trafficking' if Venezuela's primary export was not the largest proven oil reserves on the planet. The history of US intervention in Latin America, often under the
guise of combating communism or drugs, consistently aligns with protecting corporate interests and resource extraction. Is it truly about drugs, or is it about control over geopolitical chess pieces, conveniently demonized to justify intervention?