When Trump arrested the dictator(s) of Venezuela, he mentioned the petroleum in that country. He mentioned a lot of other things, too. The oil is nice, and will be used to pay debts to US oil companies and to support the citizens of VZ, even though the regime has nearly ruined the oilfields over the last 20 years.
But petroleum is NOT the only reason. Not by a long shot.
VZ is also a hemispheric center for the development and manufacture of Iranian drones. It is also a center for drug transportation. VZ was also preparing to invade and conquer a portion of Guyana which just so happens to be sitting on a massive reserve of petroleum.
Most important? The VZ Government imprisoned its own people in a mini-Gulag. *
Will the petroleum output of VZ grow and become a staple of that country's income? Maybe. But Trump is playing for far higher stakes, the most important of which is the liberty of the citizens of Venezuela.
* The "mini-Gulag" argument will be used by Trump when/if he drags the US into a battle with Iran. Trump hopes you won't notice that Iran is 10,000 miles away but VZ is just a day-hop from Florida. BIG difference.....
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