"He’s not thinking about the democratization of Venezuela, let alone the narco-trafficking," said the Latin American leader. "In general, all of the wars of this century had to do with oil."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/39534848

Jon Queally
Nov 26, 2025

“What lies behind this,” said Petro, “is the same thing behind the war in Ukraine… petroleum,” noting the size and quality of Venezuela’s reserves. “In general, all of the wars of this century had to do with oil.”

If Trump were to get the upper hand, Petro suggested, the United States would get Venezuela’s oil “almost for free,” predicting that—“based on the evidence so far”—that the US will go to war over the resources.

Trump, said Petro, “is not thinking about the democratization of Venezuela, let alone the narco-trafficking,” adding that Venezuela is not considered a major drug producer or transit point for most narcotics headed to the United States.

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Republicans are saying the same thing.

    “Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day because it will be more than a trillion dollars in economic activity.”

    “American companies can go in and fix the oil rigs and everything that has to do with the Venezuelan petroleum companies, with oil and the derivatives.”

    “The Venezuelans have the largest reserves of oil in the world, more than Saudi Arabia. This is going to be a windfall for us when it comes to fossil fuels.”

    They’re just saying it out loud.

    https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-says-us-may-go-in-to-venezuela-11102970