The US, not socialism, crippled Venezuela’s economy

The US, not socialism, crippled Venezuela’s economy Former US special representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams proudly boasted of US efforts to stop Venezuela from selling oil and gold, using sanctions to “deny the regime money.” ️ While framing the move as pro-democracy, it was about controlling Venezuela’s massive oil reserves—not drug-trafficking. ️ Abrams admits that “we stopped paying them“ by buying oil and gold—ultimately hurting the Venezuelan people. Source: Geopolitics Prime