Why do you think they want to start another useless war there then? Why do you think Russia warned them to back off and is now sending military aid mdogo mdogo? Please don't tell me socialism, because Russia is no more a socialist country that the U.S. So what exactly is the U.S. interest in Venezuela? Venezuela's oil reserves dwarf the Saudis' and look at the shenanigans the U.S. has been willing to engage in to maintain their access to Saudi oil. I think it's naive to think American interests here have nothing to do with all this oil in Venezuela. There are many bad governments in the world, and yet the U.S. and Russia aren't there; they are in Syria and Venezuela. Both of which are connected to issues of access to major reserves. Coincidence? I highly doubt it.
America's role is purely humanitarian. America.has been struggling to win the socialist leaning South American nations. That's all there is to it.
If you can read into this any sensible conspiracy theory, I'd gladly hear it out. Get oil out. Tell me what's left
I have explained why oil is a red herring. OPEC no longer rules the prices. You have seen giant producers crawling. Even Saudis are flirting with IPOs to divest. The billions of barrels in Venezuela are good for nothing to nobody and especially foreigners. Just like Somalis 'huge reserves'