Yet again, the New York Times’ Bret Stephens advocates the overthrow of a sovereign government. Why do the readers of the “paper of record” tolerate this dangerous propaganda?
Additionally to ilegal the upsides of sending troops to die there for the war on drugs(?) are none.
People who say “it’s the oil” need to know Venezuela under the current sanctions exports about 1MM barrels per day to the very American refineries in Louisiana at lower price than market. Why kill the goose that already lays these golden eggs?
There are zero upsides to the typical American citizen, just the circle of contractors who milked Afghanistan to land again a Taliban government under Trumps administration but now with our guns and infrastructure.
People who say “it’s the oil” need to know Venezuela under the current sanctions exports about 1MM barrels per day to the very American refineries in Louisiana at lower price than market. Why kill the goose that already lays these golden eggs?
That doesn’t necessarily mean that big oil isn’t very interested in controlling their oil production. In our current stage of capitalism value is created more efficiently by withholding something rather than producing something.
Having control over production means you have more control over pricing. While they can probably moderate some amount of control via the refinery’s production, they still probably feel an obligation to buy a set amount of Venezuelas exports just so they don’t go shopping for other import partners.
Additionally to ilegal the upsides of sending troops to die there for the war on drugs(?) are none.
People who say “it’s the oil” need to know Venezuela under the current sanctions exports about 1MM barrels per day to the very American refineries in Louisiana at lower price than market. Why kill the goose that already lays these golden eggs?
There are zero upsides to the typical American citizen, just the circle of contractors who milked Afghanistan to land again a Taliban government under Trumps administration but now with our guns and infrastructure.
The article is about journalism.
That doesn’t necessarily mean that big oil isn’t very interested in controlling their oil production. In our current stage of capitalism value is created more efficiently by withholding something rather than producing something.
Having control over production means you have more control over pricing. While they can probably moderate some amount of control via the refinery’s production, they still probably feel an obligation to buy a set amount of Venezuelas exports just so they don’t go shopping for other import partners.