"The aspiring autocrat knows how to survive. The Venezuela venture was another act of lawless chaos that further emboldened Trump to look around the hemisphere and wonder aloud at taking over Colombia, Mexico, Cuba and Greenland.

In any previous era such would be considered the unhinged ravings of a madman. Today? He's daring us to look the other way."

#Trump #Venezuela #oil #BigOil #FossilFuels #EconomicElites #imperialism #isolationism #GlobalPeace
/23

"In the long list of Trump's brazen deflections and acts of unbridled arrogance, his invasion of Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro certainly competes for top of the list. It was a breathtaking example of his self-absorbed and illiterate approach to foreign policy. ...

He wants the oil. He wants revenge. He wants to distract."

~ National Catholic Reporter

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/22

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/editorial-venezuela-trump-dares-us-confront-what-weve-become

"Worst of all, it encourages Putin to continue his war in Ukraine and gives the green light to China to use its military to take over Taiwan and bully other Asian nations.

Trump's mix of isolationism and interventionism is disastrous for America and the world."

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/21

"Despite Trump's infatuation with fossil fuels, Venezuelan oil may not be a good investment, especially now that wind and solar energy is cheaper than fossil fuels.

Trump's war is illegal, unwise, immoral and a waste of money. It harms both Venezuela and the United States."

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/20

"Trump bluntly says it is about oil, even though American oil companies are not eager to invest billions in Venezuelan oil production granted the political uncertainty. In addition, since Venezuelan oil is high in sulfur and difficult to refine, it sells for about $15 a barrel less than brent crude oil, which is currently selling at about $60 a barrel."

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/19

"The result of Trump isolationism is that the world is less safe, and no one is better off economically except billionaires. ...

Trump does not pretend he is defending democracy and human rights. He is not supporting the installation of the actual winner of the last Venezuelan presidential election."

~ Thomas Reese

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/18

https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/trumps-foreign-policy-disaster-america-and-world