Trump: The US will "take over" Venezuela for many years, I don't want to discuss what will happen with China and Russia.....
January 8, the New York Times reported: "Trump said in an interview with this newspaper on Thursday that he expects the US to 'take over' Venezuela in the coming years and extract oil from its vast oil reserves. When asked about the duration of the US supervision of Venezuela - three months, six months, one year or longer - Trump replied: It will be much longer! He said that time will prove everything, and we will rebuild the country in a very profitable way... We will use the oil and also obtain the oil. We are keeping the oil prices low, while also providing the funds that Venezuela desperately needs. The interim government of Venezuela is 'providing us with everything we consider necessary'. Regarding whether the US would send troops if the Venezuelan government blocks him from obtaining oil and refuses to expel Chinese and Russian personnel as requested by the US, Trump said: I can't tell you... I really don't want to talk about these things, but they respect me very much now. As you know, we get along very well with the current government!"
[Smart] Trump's "Oil Trustee Dream": Hegemonic Script Is Just a Change of Soup, Not the Recipe! Trump casually mentions "taking over Venezuela for many years," which sounds familiar—In 1989, when the US military raided Panama and captured Noriega, it also claimed to "rebuild democracy." Now, it's just a new rhetoric of "oil poverty alleviation." Venezuela, which has the world's largest oil reserves of 304 billion barrels, may be seen by him as a piece of fat meat with an "exclusive US label." On one hand, he claims to "rebuild it profitably," but on the other hand, Venezuela's crude oil production has plummeted from 2.77 million barrels per day before sanctions to 750,000 barrels per day; on one hand, he promises to "provide funds," but on the other hand, he is busy seizing oil tankers and seizing oil. The so-called "cooperation of the interim government" is nothing more than a coerced compliance obtained after a military raid that cost 70 lives! From the lie of "massive weapons of mass destruction" in Iraq to using "drug trafficking" as an excuse now, the script of US interference in the internal affairs of other countries has never been updated. Why not discuss China and Russia? Perhaps he has forgotten that Venezuela is no longer alone, and also forgotten the painful memories of Latin American people towards hegemonic interference. This resource exploitation under the banner of "mutual benefit" will ultimately suffer the fate of "kicking the stone and hurting one's own foot."
US forces capture the President of Venezuela
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