The amount of oil being imported ain't got shit to do with controlling the Petro Dollar. We're fracking lower grades of petroleum, I think.
The US military has been the enforcement arm of Corporate interests for over a century now. The US STILL wants to maintain control over the market and to profit off of it.
How many CITGO stations do you see around these days? Other than franchises, they were owned by Venezuela. They got drummed out of business with the sanctions against that country.
This isn't even about Party affiliation, it's about Corporate interests. Ain't nobody gonna be going to jail behind it either. The Oligarchs got this shit sewn up Bruh. Ain't no Judges even tryin' to hear it.

