its all about empire and oil;

Donald Trump has openly admitted that he wants to take Venezuela’s oil. Top US officials have made it clear that this is a key reason for their war on the South American nation.

Trump declared an illegal naval blockade of Venezuela on December 16. The US government aims to prevent Venezuela from selling oil to China, to starve Caracas of export revenue.

The Trump administration is also illegally blocking Venezuela from importing crucial goods, including the light crude and chemicals needed to process and refine its own heavy crude.

The US goal is to bring about an extreme crisis in Venezuela — to “make the economy scream” — hoping it leads to regime change.

Trump says US corporations should control Venezuela’s oil

On December 17, a journalist asked the US president, “Is the goal of the blockade of Venezuela regime change?”

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