"Our hope is that later this year, with bringing some stability with Venezuela, with some help from American assistance, commercial help - no money from our government, no subsidies - but by getting a more stable business environment, we'll see growing production out of Venezuela that'll increase dramatically,"
"We want to stop the running of drugs. We want to stop the kidnapping of Americans. We want to stop the gangs and criminality and corruption. We want to stop the Hezbollahs of the Western Hemisphere."
"Think if you're in the Venezuelan administration right now, you know a third of that oil goes corrupt - gangsters are selling that oil. The remaining oil that you control, you're selling at a huge discount. It's almost all going to China. This is a boost for Venezuela."
The U.S. plans to bring stability to Venezuela by encouraging commercial investment and targeted American assistance without direct government subsidies, with the goal of increasing oil production. The strategy prioritizes a functioning government financed by oil and mineral exports rather than immediate democratic transitions. Objectives include stopping drug trafficking, kidnapping of Americans, gang activity, corruption, and the influence of Hezbollah in the region. The approach frames higher, legally sold oil output as economic recovery for Venezuela and a way to reduce corruption and discounted sales that currently benefit foreign buyers.
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