An editorial published by the Mexican newspaper La Jornada argues that a recently announced oil agreement between the United States and Venezuela lays bare the flimsy reasoning behind Washington’s threats of military intervention against the South American country.
The deal was confirmed separately by Venezuela’s acting head of government, Delcy Rodríguez, and by US President Donald Trump. According to the editorial, the announcement undercuts the official narrative used in recent years to justify pressuring and, at times, threatening Venezuela with force. Instead of being driven by concerns over democracy or security, the piece suggests, US policy toward Venezuela has ultimately centered on securing access to the country’s vast crude oil reserves—among the largest in the world.
The editorial frames the emerging arrangement as evidence that economic interests, rather than the stated political or humanitarian rationale, were the real motivation behind years of sanctions and hostile rhetoric aimed at Caracas. By reaching a direct oil deal, the piece contends, Washington has effectively confirmed that resource access, not regime change on principle, was always the underlying goal.
The commentary is part of an ongoing debate in Latin America over US influence in the region’s energy sector and the true motives behind foreign policy decisions affecting oil-rich nations like Venezuela.
To read the full editorial and its detailed arguments, check out the original article on jornada.com.mx.
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