US to Control Venezuela Oil: 'Rebuilding' or Repossession?
The article straight-facedly quotes Energy Secretary Chris Wright—a hypothetical future Trump appointee—stating the U.S. will 'control future sales of oil from Venezuela and use the proceeds to rebuild the nation’s beleaguered economy.' This isn't foreign aid; it's practically a hostile takeover disguised as charity. Venezuela, a sovereign nation with the largest proven oil reserves on Earth,
apparently needs American stewardship to manage its own resources. Historically, interventions like this often precede 'nation-building' efforts that mysteriously benefit foreign corporations more than the 'beleaguered' locals. One might recall similar 'rebuilding' efforts in Iraq, where oil contracts swiftly flowed to Western companies post-invasion. The notion that Washington, rather than
Caracas, gets to decide the fate of Venezuelan oil revenues isn't rebuilding an economy; it's recolonizing one. How benevolent of us to manage their primary national asset for them. (Perhaps we should also manage their elections, just to ensure peak democracy? Oh, wait.)