Shortly after taking the office of President in 2017, the “stable genius” cast his eyes upon the oil supplies of Venezuela. And Trump is a simple man with simple wants. He wants money, power and revenge (simple stuff). And he has what many refer to as a “lizard brain”, suggesting that he has an instinctual awareness of how to deflect, divide and bully, never taking responsibility himself for his disasters.
So the “very strong” lizard brain went into double time genius mode. Maybe he thought, “What can the US do to undermine Venezuela and create regime change, … leaving an opportunity to move in on Venezuela’s oil?”
Steps implemented in Trump’s first administration included
- Oil sanctions, driving US purchases to zero by 2021
- Sanctions on Venezuelan officials
- Froze assets
- Support for the opposition candidate in January 2019 (Juan Guaidó), suggesting that he is the rightful leader of Venezuela
- Financial and logistical support for the opposition
- Increased humanitarian aid, as severe shortages of food, medicine and essentials developed.
- Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Venezuelans in the United States, allowing them to stay temporarily due to unsafe conditions and hardship in Venezuela.
Trump drove US purchases of Venezuelan oil to zero (0) over his four years, destroying the Venezuelan economy with the idea that the local population would rise up and throw Maduro out of office. Which did not happen. Instead, all the poor Venezuelans with no future, left the country in every direction.
How do I know this is true (besides the data of the United States)? I know this to be true because my wife is from Chile. And when Trump destroyed the Venezuelan economy, many of the citizens left for other Latin American countries, including Chile. In 2017, approximately 12,000 Venezuelans left for Chile, and that number grew to 200,000 by 2022.
So Trump destroyed the Venezuelan economy and displace millions of families. In total, more than 1.6 million people left Venezuela in 2017. An annual number that grew each year, reaching approximately 7.1 million refugees by 2022.
Now, back to my story about the “Simple Man”, … Mr. Stable Genius.
And, …. I am stuck because I do not know what the future holds. Trump has again implemented sanctions. And now Trump is blowing up boats in the Caribbean and threatening a land invasion? Is this about oil? Could it be?
Does Trump think that taking over Venezuelan oil will be a big win for the US? What sort of horrible plans does the Stable Genius have in play?
Many suggest that Trump is looking for a “false flag” operation, or an opportunity to identify an enemy and bring the US armed forces into play against our own population, possibly with the “enemy alien act”, which allows the detention of citizens of countries at war with the U.S. (enemy aliens). Trump wants to move on our US citizen population (I believe) and the “Venezuelan enemies” may offer him a route?
Will Trump succeed with his project? What does the destruction of Venezuela offer Trump? Why is he so keen on it? What does the destruction offer the United States? Will Trump try to declare war? Anyone care to guess what Trump is up to?
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