@JessTheUnstill @mekkaokereke @Chasteen
You're not wrong. I'd rewrite it, saying "Though the obvious answer to Why Trump overthrows Venezuela is oil, consider: this is more than just oil - it's Trump beating up on one of Putin's friends.
Besides, only a certain number of refineries are set up to process V's oil. Here's the punchline : they are all in the USA, the Gulf Coast refineries, you need a coker and a desulfurizer. Merey 16. Deeply poisonous, too, loaded with interesting metals.