President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US intends to control Venezuela until a “proper transition can take place,” indicating that the bombing of the South American country and abduction of its president were just the start of the Trump administration’s illegal intervention there.
The president added that US forces are prepared to launch “a much larger attack” on Venezuela if he deems it necessary, threatening other political figures in the country.
“What happened to Maduro can happen to them,” he said.
Trump also declared that American fossil fuel companies will “go in and spend billions of dollars” in Venezuela, which has the largest known oil reserves in the world.
Fascinated to see how they think this will work. First true corporate state? Formerly socialist Republic of Exxon?
Not the first, if he gets his way it will be a Banana Republic
The first corporate state is like the same age as the first joint stock corporation.
The people of Venezuela will no doubt “voluntarily” subsidise US citizens struggling to cover costs under Trump’s domestic and international policies. Rinse & Repeat.
subsidize