US Sends Aircraft Carrier Where Oil Riches and 'Enemies' Converge
The 2018 Newsweek piece, echoing countless headlines, positions the presence of a nuclear-powered supercarrier near Venezuela as a benign maneuver, perhaps even a defensive one. What it conveniently sidesteps is the uncanny correlation between U.S. military posturing in Latin America and the presence of vast oil reserves. Venezuela boasts the world's largest proven oil reserves. Historically,
nations with such geological luck have often found themselves the sudden recipients of American 'concern' for democracy or stability, often preceded by a deployment of significant naval assets. From the coups backed by the US in the 20th century to modern-day sanctions regimes, the playbook is remarkably consistent. One might wonder if the deployment is less about 'tracking Trump's Venezuela
policy' and more about projecting power where future energy security (for the US, not necessarily for Venezuelans) might be 'secured.' The pattern repeats: when a government dares to assert national control over its resources, the region suddenly merits extraordinary naval attention. How many sovereign nations with zero natural resources get a carrier group 'tracked' toward them?