Trump’s control over Venezuelan oil: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: President Trump controlling Venezuela’s oil gross sales following Nicolás Maduro’s seize.
You’re rattling proper, Nicolás Maduro’s seize is all about oil (“WH: It’s oil under control,” Jan. 8).
It’s about recouping the billions of {dollars} of American oil company property and infrastructure stolen by Hugo Chávez and Maduro.
It’s additionally about driving down worldwide oil market costs — the identical oil market that, when extremely priced, permits Russia to finance its battle in opposition to the people of Ukraine.
Joe Mulvanerton
Old Bridge, NJ
Venezuelans don’t need lectures from comfy Americans who’ve by no means skilled tyranny. They know who destroyed their nation, and are relieved he’s gone.
The claims that President Trump capturing Maduro was all about oil are bogus. The United States doesn’t need Venezuelan oil. If something, a rebuilt Venezuelan oil industry will create competitors for American producers.
André Montero
Brooklyn
Trump promised us he’d deal with America’s home issues and never interact in warmongering.
With our debt at $39 trillion, illegally attacking sovereign nations is not going to resolve our financial disaster, no matter how a lot oil Venezuela has.
Trump has demonstrated that America doesn’t respect worldwide law. We are embarking on a harmful period in international relations that will result in World War III, and we must always all be deeply involved.
Michael Pravica
Henderson, Nev.
If I do know something about Trump, he’s already labored out a profitable oil deal with Venezuelan opposition chief María Corina Machado. The deal will probably additionally present security ensures to help stabilize the nation in opposition to Chinese, Iranian and Russian influences. This could be a monumental financial and geopolitical win for America.
Freddie Dunn
Glen Burnie, Md.
Trump capturing Maduro had every part to do with taking control of Venezuela’s oil industry.
We invaded their nation, arrested Maduro — despite the fact that Trump just lately pardoned one other “narco-president,” Juan Orlando Hernandez — and successfully took control of Venezuelan oil for our revenue. Everything else you hear from Trump is simply a coverup.
H. Wayne Mirsky
Manhattan
It’s clear drug imports and human rights had been simply excuses to justify Trump’s invasion of Venezuela. Oil seems to have been his actual motive. He’s nothing much less than a consummate liar.
Trump’s concern for Venezuelan residents additionally seems to be a blatant lie. After all, he’s supporting the switch to Maduro’s right-hand girl, Delcy Rodríguez.
Jan Verniers
Arnhem, Netherlands
Trump and his administration have made many contradictory statements relating to Maduro’s seize. First, it was a law-enforcement operation and never regime change.
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Then, it seemingly was regime change. Then, it was about combating medicine, besides Trump just lately pardoned one other ex-head of state from Honduras who was convicted of aiding a drug-smuggling operation.
Now the United States is to control and sell Venezuelan oil — maybe to the benefit of Trump and his oil company donors?
What precisely is happening, and why?
Jay Ess
Brooklyn
If you imagine Trump’s seize of Nicolás Maduro is all about Venezuelan oil, you’d be proper.
Trump’s order to kidnap and take away Maduro from energy was meant to change the regime there and place opposition candidate Machado, in control finally.
In return for energy, Machado will open the flood gates to American oil firms.
David Kahn
Boca Raton, Fla.
Democrats allege that Maduro’s seize was not about medicine, however about oil. They overlook that we’re standing on more than we need proper beneath our toes, however Democratic governors gained’t permit fracking of their states.
Moreover, Dems declare Trump’s actions had been unconstitutional however overlook that President Barack Obama intervened in Libya with no discover to Congress. Their disdain for Trump doesn’t permit for any goal analysis of his actions.
Phil Serpico
Queens
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