"The scene in the East Room of the White House last Friday was almost like something out of a medieval court. At the center was an emperor U.S. President Donald Trump euphoric after his country's military operation in which U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, and surrounded by his top advisers. Around him were executives from the major multinational oil companies, who had come from around the world to pay homage and vie for a piece of Venezuela's energy sector."
"Following the attack in Caracas, Trump is elated. What he sees as an unqualified success the capture of the Venezuelan president without U.S. casualties in what resembled a blockbuster movie operation vindicates his worldview. It is a vision in which his country, and especially he himself, enjoy a carte blanche to act as they wish, to coerce other governments, exploit natural resources, and not have to answer to international law."
The East Room scene showed President Donald Trump euphoric after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, surrounded by top advisers and multinational oil executives. Oil executives praised the action and sought access to Venezuela's energy sector. U.S. officials publicly called the operation historic and magnificent. The capture occurred without U.S. casualties and reinforced a worldview of American carte blanche to coerce governments, exploit natural resources, and ignore international law. The operation diverted attention from domestic scandals and emboldened Trump to adopt more bellicose rhetoric, including threats against drug cartels, regional leaders, and Iranian authorities.
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