War with Maduro Carries 'Immense Risks'... to U.S. Oil Profits
The Hill's recent hand-wringing over a 'war with Maduro' and its 'immense risks' (read: costs to the U.S. bottom line, not Venezuelan lives) offers a masterclass in selective amnesia. They paint a picture of sudden peril, ignoring the decades the U.S. has spent destabilizing Venezuela's economy, sanctioning its government, and even backing failed coup attempts. Remember the 2002 coup against Hugo
Chavez, supported by the Bush administration's National Endowment for Democracy and USAID? Or the 2019 effort to install Juan Guaidó, complete with bizarre selfies and empty promises from then-VP Pence and Sec. Pompeo? Risk, indeed—but mostly for Venezuelans caught between U.S. geopolitical ambitions and their own government. This isn't concern for peace; it’s a cost-benefit analysis disguised as
foreign policy commentary. The 'risks' aren't human lives, they're the potential disruption of oil markets and the PR nightmare of another failed regime change. One might wonder if their suddenly cautious tone isn't less about humanitarianism and more about the fact that Ukraine is currently absorbing most of the 'humanitarian intervention' budget. How many more warnings will we get before they
decide the 'risks' are finally 'manageable' for another round of imperial adventurism?