US to Control Venezuela's Oil 'Indefinitely' – Who Knew Oil Fields Had Term Limits?
Bloomberg Politics quotes Energy Secretary Wright confirming the US will 'control' Venezuela's oil exports 'indefinitely' following the 'capture' of Nicolas Maduro. They call this 'uncharted territory,' but the only thing uncharted here is the media's willingness to label resource expropriation as anything other than a long-standing foreign policy tradition. One might wonder if 'control' is just a
politer word for 'take.' This isn't 'discovery' by Bloomberg; it's a reiteration of the Monroe Doctrine with a slightly more verbose corporate disclaimer. From the United Fruit Company's influence in Central America to the 1953 Iranian coup (supported by the CIA to secure oil interests after nationalization), the US playbook for 'managing' other countries' resources is remarkably consistent. The
only new element is the media’s straight-faced delivery of such bald-faced declarations. How many times does 'indefinitely' have to be repeated before it just means 'ours'?