"For now, let's give the US president credit for his supremacist transparency. While previous US leaders have at least paid lip service to advancing the reputable international values of freedom and democracy, Trump has made it crystal clear that the attack on Venezuela was not intended to liberate its citizens from Maduro's thuggish regime but rather to liberate its vast oil reserves for US profit and plunder."
"In celebrating the success of "Operation Absolute Resolve"-the codename for the military extraction of Maduro-there has been little talk from the White House about the restoration of Venezuelan democracy nor respect for human rights; only the restoration of US control over Venezuelan petroleum reserves, which the US president claims were "stolen" from American oil corporations. In word and deed, Trump has indicated that he sees himself as overlord of Venezuela as his personal vassal state for the foreseeable future."
On January 3, 2026 the United States used military force in Venezuela to carry out a rendition mission that removed Nicolás Maduro. President Trump publicly declared a new national security strategy committing to unchallenged American dominance in the Western Hemisphere and claimed personal control over Venezuela. The operation, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, prioritized restoring US control over Venezuelan petroleum rather than restoring Venezuelan democracy or human rights. The White House framed Venezuela's oil as having been 'stolen' from American corporations. In word and deed the president signaled imperial ambitions and a view of Venezuela as a personal vassal state.
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