This has everything to do with American excetionalism. We have funded four failed coup attempts because the leaders won’t play ball with American ideology. Just like us funding the coup in Iran which let islamist extremisrs overthrough a democracy because they would no longer let us control their oil resources.
If Venezuela and Iran could sell openly on the free market, texans, alaskans and opec oil riches would plummet.
If Venezuela and Iran could sell openly on the free market, texans, alaskans and opec oil riches would plummet.