Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump, Venezuela, and the new U.S. reality.

So, we've been flooded with questions since the U.S. operation in Venezuela started, and we'll get to them all, from the legal and constitutional concerns,

to the chances of success, to the international reaction, to why the oil companies are silent.

We'll get to them all over the next couple of days. We're answering one today, simply so it adds

some context for newer viewers.

Because while much of the U.S. is hanging up the Mission Accomplished banner, I remember the last

time one was hung up. We are now in a rehash of the Banana Wars. This isn't over.

Even if everything goes perfectly in Venezuela and a friendly government takes

power with no further issues, this is not over. Because this isn't just about Venezuela.

In fact, it's not about Venezuela at all. It's about economics. Trump said, quote, we're in the oil business. He also said, quote,

We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in,

spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, and start making money for the country.

If you've been on social media talking about how it was about protecting Americans from illicit substances, you were played.

If you thought it was about democracy, you were played. If you believed any of the pretexts,

you were played by the standard process of manufacturing consent for a war. This is about oil and

minerals. It's about big business. Trump flat out said it. A while back, we talked about how his stated doctrine would lead us to see something like the Banana Wars.

Here's the thing. That's plural. Banana Wars. It wasn't one engagement. It was Panama, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, and the list goes on.

Because the Venezuelan operation is being seen as an immediate success, that increases the

likelihood of more.

And right now, people are cheering because they saw it as easy.

But it only takes a lucky shot with an RPG to send a helicopter People are cheering because they saw it as easy.

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