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Timeline: 26 years of fraught US-Venezuela relations (www.aljazeera.com)
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US-Venezuela relations have reached one of their most volatile moments in decades. Here is how we got here.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Thanks for this article, nice to get some perspective.

Maduro is tricky though; basically everybody (not just US cronies) agrees that he did not really win the last 2 elections.

But why would the US take such an interest in this small country?

Chavez’s nationalisation of the oil industry and vocal stance against US imperial interests in Latin America

Ah! Wouldn't be the first time the US went to war for oil.

Funny tidbit that says everything you need to know about current US "politics":

On Monday, the US designated Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles”, meaning Cartel of the Suns in Spanish, a foreign “terrorist” organisation, which it claims is led by President Nicolas Maduro. Washington has not provided any proof for its claims. Cartel de los Soles is actually a term Venezuelans use to refer to officials engaged in corruption, and is not an organised cartel.