VENEZUELA - Cocaine trafficking was a transparent excuse for attacking Venezuela. US President Donald Trump ordered the midnight raid and seizure of the country’s president because he sought a bigger prize, not because of any imminent threat of drugs flooding American cities. He was confident he could get away with it. He saw no need to consult Congress, much less ask for a declaration of war, his advisers said. He was confident that a toadying GOP-led Congress would buy his argument that this was merely law enforcement arresting a wanted criminal. Moreover, he believes he has a blanket grant of immunity from the Supreme Court to do as he pleases and a disposition that sees himself as the ultimate ruler, not an elected president.
It was never about fentanyl, cocaine, or marijuana, nor was it about democracy. In fact, Trump never mentioned democracy in a victory speech that conservative columnist George F Will called “meandering babble.” He spoke of bringing “peace, liberty, and justice” to Venezuela but not self-government.
Not About The Drugs. The drugs were just an excuse. It’s really about the oil. Here’s the proof: Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with 90% headed to Europe. The world’s largest cocaine producer is right next door in Colombia, with neighboring Peru and Bolivia running second and third. None have the huge oil reserves that Trump covets.
Venezuela does not produce or apparently traffic in fentanyl, the far more lethal illicit drug in the United States. The major producer is Mexico, and the chemical to produce it is supplied by China. So why send the Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines, Coast Guard, and squadrons of lawyers to Caracas in the middle of the night?
All About The Oil. It's about the world’s largest proven oil reserves sitting under Venezuela. It’s “our” oil, Trump declared. “We built Venezuela’s oil industry with American talent, drive, and skill, and the socialist regime stole it from us during those previous administrations. And they stole it through force. This constituted one of the largest thefts of American property in the history of our country,” he thundered as Nicolás Maduro was on his way to a New York jail cell.
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