Why do you think US wants war with Venezuela?

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Lliam · Accepted Answer

I can tell that the people commenting here get their info from mainstream media and actually swallow the propaganda.

Venezuela wasn't even on the DEA's radar in 2024. But Trump/Exon want Venezuela's oil, so suddenly they are making unfounded claims about Maduro/Venezuela sending drugs - fentanyl, of all things - to the U. S. on speed boats.

Hugo Chávez expanded the state's control over the country's oil industry through a series of nationalizations, most notably by increasing state stakes to at least 60% in joint ventures with foreign companies in 2007, and by fully nationalizing oil fields in the Orinoco Oil Belt
These actions were part of his policy to increase state control over natural resources, reversing the policy of opening fields to foreign investment that began in the 1990s.

He also made other populist reforms that pissed off the ruling class minority.

As a result, the U. S. attempted a coup against Chavez.

When Maduro was elected, the U. S. and Europe refused to accept the election results and recognized Juan Guaido. Guaido was going to be a western corporate puppet. But the Venezuelan people and the courts rejected him.

Now, the U. S. is supporting María Corina Machado, who has promised to
privatize Venezuela's state-owned oil industry (PDVSA) and attract massive foreign investment, including from U. S. corporations and Gulf nations. She will do the same with other Venezuelan resources.

So basically, the U. S. overthrows governments that want to control and profit from their own resources. It started with Guatemala and Iran in the 1950s and has continued that practice.

THAT is why the U. S. is willing to do whatever it takes to overthrow the Venezuelan government. The claims that Maduro is a dictator and drug lord are absurd.

Phoenix98 · Accepted Answer

Probably has to do with the massive amount of drug trafficking going through Venezuela given how much goes through the country it's a valid assumption that the government or certain people in the government are helping move the product through the country. As it is a well known transit hub has been since at least 2013. For drugs going to Europe and the US.

There's also concerns of human trafficking as well given that 8 Venezuelan nations were just charged with offenses related to transnational sex trafficking.

Now I don't think that's a valid reason to start a war. As there are alternate ways to deal with drug/sex trafficking.

sonic1000 · Accepted Answer

Let's put on our thinking caps for a moment. America has a 500 year supply of oil. Of course we can't use it, because Democrats are opposed to burning fossil fuels. Democrats don't want us to drill for our own oil. Democrats are trying to ban the sale of new gas cars in the next nine years. So do you really think the logical conclusion would be to go to war for oil? And if so, why didn't Trump do that during his first term? And why didn't the USA take Iraq’s oil? The only thing that makes sense is regime change. And the Venezuelan people would probably love that. During Trump's first term he tried to give $100 million worth of food to starving Venezuelans. But dictator Nicholas Madura refused to let the starving people have the food. America has a $50 million bounty on Nicholas Maduro's head. He's a bad guy that has to go. Maduro has agreed to leave Venezuela, as long as he can get full amnesty from the world and still be able to control the military in Venezuela. What kind of idiot would agree to that plan? You want a ruthless dictator controlling the military?

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

3 main reasons.  - oil, Venezuela has more offshore oil than Saudi Arabia  - US public debt. War is a good pretext to further milk the pleb - growing Chinese influence in Middle and South America.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Please explain the proof that someone in the US wants a war with Venezuela.

purplepoppy · Answer

Trump has already declared war. He's using it as a loop hole to justify bombing boats and even threatening aircraft flying in Venezuela airspace.

The fact a few people smuggle drugs isn't justification to declare war on a nation. Nor does it give him the right to execute people, drug smuggling does not carry the death penalty nor does he have the authority to order executions outside of the USA on civilians.

Go to any airport in the world and they'll tell you they arrest drug smugglers from all over including the USA. But they don't kill them on the spot.

loveslongnails · Answer

The US doesn't want "war", the administration just wants to pick on rulers of countries who defy the Orange Idiot or call him out, and his incompetent cabinet, for what they really are.

Like any bully, they only pick on those they know they can beat up. i. e. a little country like Venezuela. You don't hear Hegseth or Scumpie saying shit like " We can take on Russia, North Korea AND China all at once because we have more nukes", do you? Even those morons know it would mean the end of life as we know it.

Chazmatazz269 · Answer

The US doesn’t “want war with Venezuela”.
The capitalists want to capitalize upon the richest petroleum reserves on the planet.
If Venezuela concedes, it will be under the guise of “capitalism”. If they do not, we will take over under the guise of “democracy”.
There is nothing new herein. The entirety of the “middle east” has been conquered this way.
But the majority of westerners have pretended otherwise because the truth was too incomprehensible.

lightbulb27 · Answer

They want to toss Maduro out because the country has been screwed up long time and want to fix it. they will apply extreme pressure unti lthat's done.

there are other side factors involved in this.

Trump is swinging a sledge hammer at an issue. once stabilized, oil flows, venezuala stabilizes (so they think), illegal immigration/refugee issue reduced, russia and china deflected, their suffering ended.

many benefits. Downsides... many... may not go well.

HighValue · Answer

Obviously because of the drugs they keep sending to the USA poisoning our citizens. Maduro isn't the legitimate leader of Venezuela either but he controls the military and cartels and that is how he stays in power. The people there already voted for someone else.

We need war with China too and eliminate their government because they also kill Americans with drugs, fentanyl, use hackers and bots to harm Americans financially, etc.

CaptainObivous · Answer

Same reason we went to war with Iraq, to steal their oil and keep the petro-dollar alive.

RingOfFire · Answer

The USA doesn't want a war with Venezuela.

They want to END the war that Venezuela started with the USA.

Every narco-terrorist boat that the USA destroys saves the lives of 25,000 Americans. KEEP IT UP USA!

Hey Venezuela, here's a message for you:

Cut it the fuck out with your drug smuggling into America and all the other anti-USA activities you engage in or you will suffer the consequences and WE will end your war for you THE HARD WAY FOR YOU.

AviatorTom · Answer

The US doesn't want war with Venezuela. Just stop sending drugs into the US.

The US is rightly interdicting boats that are making runs to the US with tons of illegal drugs onboard, in an attempt to stop it at the source.

JesseP1nk · Answer

That would be very stupid idea from US. They would fight with Cartels. You know Cartel are sending their men to fight in Ukraine. You guys wanna fight those guys? - well good luck

236color · Answer

I don't think the US does. I think Trump does, and I think he wants it to try and distract people from the Epstein files. I also think Pete Hegseth wants it to make him feel like a Manly Man. It's a shit show.

RandomGirl42 · Answer

Thank you for inviting me to share but I never understand why anyone wants war anywhere but it seems to keep happening since the dawn of time so there must be something in it for somebody but it doesn't really look like much fun to me.

exitseven · Answer

The US does not want war but wants to get rid of Maduro and keep fentanyl out of the country.

NaultD · Answer

Don likes saying "Tren de Aragua."

ManOnFire · Answer

Oil. And always has been the reason. Resources or financial advantage is the no.1 reason the U. S. ever tries to do anything like this in other countries.

glennos89 · Answer

All they do is making war. Their economy drives on the weapon industry

douride2 · Answer

I don't think the US wants a war. They only want their oil.

Jerre · Answer

Venezuela. Smuggles more drugs into the U. S. than any other country and Maduro is not even Venezuelas elected leader.

Alex-Snow · Answer

Trump needs something to distract everyone from all the other shit he has going on

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I can't answer that because I DON'T think the US wants war with Venezuela. I don't waste my time with the CNN brainwashing.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Creating foreign chaos to divert from his domestic chaos? 🤔

boundless · Answer

Geopolitical domination over China in the American hemisphere. It's pretty simple really.

XXblack88 · Answer

War no! we don't want war we are tired of the drugs coming from Venezuela.

WonderingManII · Answer

I don't know, this is the first I heard of it.

hafinjun · Answer

No I think Hrm donny the first wants a war with... well anyone

Filthy_Immigrant · Answer

we dont. that is all leftist propaganda trying to make Trump look evil

Sal_Monella · Answer

We don't. We want to stop the drug human trafficking trade and depose Maduro.

Still-alive · Answer

Trump ain’t gonna do shit. Such a chicken lol

noohair · Answer

Trump want to scare Maduro into fleeing the country...

blackeagle007 · Answer

A dumb policy we’ve always have is regime change. It never goes well at all

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

I hope so, I need Maduro out of office

Celticwolf78 · Answer

Because Trump is an idiot

chrissykerdock · Answer

it's deeper than you think

slimyWitch · Answer

Because they did this shit to their country

NathanDavis · Answer

it wants the gains... not the means

katiesmuff · Answer

For the oil!

soe11 · Answer

Both and moreover

OddBeMe · Answer

More migrant concentration camps

FenixG45 · Answer

Trump is really interested in Venezuelan oil!

Raydergman26 · Answer

All Trump wants is oil

Gagforlifetime · Answer

They will not be a war

Dina88 · Answer

Probably their oil.

Twalli · Answer

Trump likes war

Alexandrubaschet08 · Answer

For freedom!!!

Straight2thepoint · Answer

Gov change

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