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Podcast: Geopolitical Economy Report
Episode: This is why Trump's crazy Venezuela plan will fail - and blow back on the US
Description: Donald Trump claims he will "run" Venezuela, after he bombed it and abducted President Nicolás Maduro. However, his plan makes no sense -- and will likely blow back on the USA. Acting President Delcy RodrÃguez is still independent, and not cutting off China. US sanctions devastated Venezuela's oil infrastructure, and its heavy crude is expensive to produce -- and US companies do not see it as profitable enough, amid a global supply glut. Ben Norton explains.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbpdfPK8jVE
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0:00 US attack on Venezuela
0:49 (CLIP) Trump: USA will "run the country"
1:31 Two ma...