US plans to 'run' Venezuela and tap its oil reserves, Trump says, after operation to oust Maduro
apnews.com
President Donald Trump says the United States will run Venezuela at least temporarily after an audacious military operation plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country.
    • saimen@feddit.orgEnglish
      17·
      1 month ago

      Good old oil.

      Rare earth metals aren’t really rare. They are literally everywhere, just in tiny amounts. So the only difficult part is to extract them.

      • thejml@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        And why do that when we can just bomb countries for their oil and keep both the petroleum industry AND the war machine churning!