"The #Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine effectively extends the Central American and Caribbean realm to South America. #Venezuela’s oil, gas, gold, iron and rare earth minerals make it a singular prize: nowhere else in South America comes close. Stephen Miller apparently came up with the idea, which Trump echoes, that by nationalising its oil under Carlos Andrés Pérez in 1976, Venezuela ‘stole it’ from the US."

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/january/murder-inc
#Maduro #USpol #USforeignPolicy #imperialBullying