Venezuela Has the Oil — And That’s Why It’s a Target Let’s not bury the lede. Venezuela holds 303 billion barrels of proven crude oil reserves — the most in the world. That’s more than Saudi Arabia, Iran, or Russia. These reserves are concentrated in the Orinoco Belt, made up of extra-heavy crude that’s hard to extract but extremely valuable. This isn’t about cocaine or cartels. It’s about oil and empire. When you understand that, everything else falls into place. The Drug War Excuse Doesn’t Hold Up Here’s what we’re being told: we need to stop the flow of drugs from Venezuela. But Mexico accounts for the overwhelming majority of illegal drug traffic into the U.S. So let me ask…
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