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Apart from everything else, invading a country for oil in 2026 is somewhat like doing so for horses in 1931.

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“We can secure access to additional wealth and resources, allowing the country to unlock them without spilling American blood,” said U.S. Defense Secretary (Secretary of War) Pete Hegseth, highlighting the strategic and economic rationale behind the Venezuela operation.

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The US safeguards the USD-petrodollar system through military alliances, geopolitical pressure and interventions (Venezuela) to deter de-dollarization. Why? It sustains endless Treasury demand, low US borrowing costs, and global hegemony, as petrodollars recycle into US debt and deficit spending.

Interesting ex post facto explanation /justification for US actions in Venezuela, using somewhat Russkiy Mir language. In brief combined threat posed to US in V by 🇨🇳(rare earths), 🇮🇷(drone manufacturing) and 🇷🇺(military advisors) exceeded a tolerable threshold. open.substack.com/pub/tracyshu...

open.substack.comThe Venezuelan Oil Narative is PURE THEATREThe Real Reason the Pentagon Approved Venezuela: Critical Minerals and Adversary Expulsion