March 4, 2025
Isn’t the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, a foolish man? With the Donald Trump administration on edge and looking to exert as much power over the world as they reasonably can, Maduro wants to gamble with an American company and a sovereign state in America’s back yard? That is the height of stupidity.
The incursion of Venezuela into Guyanese territory to intimidate EXXON in a season like this with all of the chaos in the world coupled with Trump wanting to annex entire countries for resources and leverage, is just as stupid as any leader can be.
The US has removed men of greater stature with much less force, let alone an annoyance like Maduro, who is really on borrowed time and he could thank the end of the Cold War as a reason why the US is not paying that much attention to propping up US-friendly dictators in Latin America.
But, the geopolitical landscape is changing. Russia is back and not only are they back, they have friends in China and North Korea. There is nothing more Trump would want to do is decimate China, nuke them if he has to, to ensure that China never rises as a world power before its time.
I don’t think we appreciate how things have changed in the last 30 years. Maduro surely doesn’t. Pray for the people of Venezuela.