The fanfare from conservative influencers has now turned to “woohoo we took their oil without losing a single US soldier!” This is an ominous development. Venezuelans are not going to peacefully accept the rape of their natural resources by American oil companies.
Trump now claims that the US will run Venezuela for the time being, without informing anyone what that might entail. How many US troops would that take? What happens when Venezuelan soldiers resist?
This will turn into a disaster that the US will own. Whatever the outcome, the blame and responsibility will rest with Trump.
After toppling the Venezuelan government by military force, Trump declares "we are going to run the country." The next time anyone tries to claim the Trump Doctrine (whatever that means) is somehow opposed to "regime change," please laugh in their faces pic.twitter.com/Lu2sFlSoL2
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 3, 2026
