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Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo
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Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Shatters an American Taboo

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U.S. presidents have long been accused of plotting to control foreign oil. But President Trump has asserted a U.S. right to take it.

President George W. Bush said he was invading Iraq to keep America safe. But critics saw a hidden motive: oil. “No blood for oil!” became a global rallying cry, and Iraq’s president, Saddam Hussein, accused Mr. Bush of seeking “to control the Middle ... [611 chars]

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Source: The New York Times

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