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President Trump declared the US would “run” Venezuela and that American oil companies would take over energy production in the seized nation.
Beyond a brazen resource grab, the attack on and toppling of Venezuela’s government fits into a much larger global war the US is waging both against the concept of multipolarism and its chief proponents, namely China and Russia.

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US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment (Jul. 2025):
https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025NationalDrugThreatAssessment.pdf
US White House - PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT: Border Security Achieved in Fewer Than 100 Days (Apr. 2025):
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https://rollcall.com/factbase/trump/transcript/donald-trump-press-conference-venezuela-maduro-january-3-2026/
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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/03/business/oil-gas-venezuela-maduro
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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/trump-venezuela-oil-us-companies-return-00709782
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https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1735&context=nwc-review
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https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html
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