[drivingmenuts]

I can't think of a realistic, non-cynical reason that doesn't begin and end with "oil" for even looking funny at Venezuela. The whole "drugs 'r bad" thing doesn't wash.

[tim333]

There are a couple of things I can think of. There's the human rights stuff with torture chambers and a third of the population leaving which doesn't seem to bother Trump but the Venezuelans don't much like.

There's also Maduro's dancing which seems to have been a thing oddly enough https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360920843/maduros-dancing...

[drivingmenuts]

Gotta be honest: "the human rights stuff with torture chambers" sounds like a bonus to a Trumpista. MAGA is not known for its progressive stance on human rights. More the opposite, really, as long as it's not them doing the suffering (or even being mildly inconvenienced).

[jacquesm]

And this will change now?

[tim333]

There already seems less dancing. Human rights I don't know. Rubio is saying "we all want to see" it. https://youtu.be/V8-tT22SJMo?t=44

[SanjayMehta]

Other countries are run by an oligarchy, the US is run by an oilygarchy.

[lostmsu]

I'm guessing you don't consider drugs to be on the top 3 issues in the US.

[rascul]

So few drugs come to the USA from Venezuela that if there's a list of issues, this is near the bottom in importance.