US pursues Venezuelan oil as 'democracy,' not resources, you understand
The US is once again 'pursuing' Venezuelan oil tankers, according to DW. This, we're told, is about sanctions, not (heaven forbid!) hydrocarbons. It's a remarkably consistent pattern for the 'rules-based international order.' Remember when the US seized Iranian oil tankers in 2020? Or the 2019 coup attempt, conveniently timed to leverage Venezuela's vast oil reserves—the largest in the world, by
the way. These aren't resource wars; they're just vigorous enforcement of 'democracy.' One might wonder why such naval diligence isn't deployed to, say, halt the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza, a situation involving partners and billions in aid. But then, there's no oil there for the taking, only human lives and international law breaches. Priorities, one assumes, are perfectly aligned with strategic
economic interests, dressed up in freedom's finest.