The United States wants to fight Libya, but why not touch Venezuela?

Venezuela and the United States are both American countries and are regarded as spheres of influence by the United States every week. Actually, the distance between the two countries is not far. Venezuela faces the United States GE, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, and the straight-line distance between the two countries is only about 1700 km, which makes it feel at home for the US military. Venezuela is located in the north of South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea in the north and the Atlantic Ocean in the east, with a land area of 910.6 million square kilometers and a total population of about 32 million. Venezuela borders Guyana in the east, Brazil, the largest country in South America, in the south and Colombia in the west. Venezuela and the United States established diplomatic relations as early as 1835. The two countries used to be very close. Venezuela has one of the highest oil reserves in the world. In the exchanges between the two countries, the United States has invested heavily in Venezuela's oil industry. 1998 after Chavez came to power, relations between the two countries deteriorated rapidly, even incompatible? The reason is that Venezuela began to nationalize oil companies, which the United States believes violated their national interests.

After the relationship between the two countries deteriorated, Venezuela began to pursue an anti-American policy for a long time. Moreover, it has close relations with hostile countries of the United States, such as Cuba and Iran, which makes the United States feel like a sore throat. Venezuela has a good relationship with Russia. In 20 19, Venezuela even broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. You know, 199 1 After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the United States became the number one power in the world, and it wanted to fight many disobedient countries. 20 1 1 year, the United States led Britain and France and other countries to go to war with Libya, an oil power thousands of miles away from the African continent. All along, the United States has taken a high-handed stance against oil countries, with the aim of maintaining the dominance of petrodollars in the world. Compared with Libya, Venezuela has more oil resources and its relationship with the United States is equally tense. If the United States attacks Venezuela, it can attack directly from the mainland without crossing the ocean. Why is the United States afraid to attack Venezuela until now? There are three main reasons.

First, the United States can't let the backyard catch fire. For a long time, the United States has always regarded the whole of South America as its own back garden. The United States does not want the wars around it to involve other countries and shake its position. Once Venezuela is hit, every country will worry about itself, especially Cuba and Colombia, which have very tense relations with the United States. In recent decades, no matter how the countries at the doorstep of the United States stimulate the United States, the United States has not started, which can prevent foreign forces from interfering in the affairs of the Americas, thus affecting the US WeChat and interests in the Americas.

The second point is that if the United States attacks American countries, the consequences may be very serious. The total population of Venezuela exceeds 32 million. If we attack Venezuela, there will be a large number of refugees. Today, there are only two developed countries in America, the United States and Canada, and these refugees will choose to immigrate to the United States or Canada with a high probability. At present, Europe has suffered a lot from refugee flows in the Middle East and Africa, and the United States certainly does not want to repeat the same mistakes. It is difficult for the United States to refuse to accept these refugees. After all, these refugees were made by the United States at their own doorstep. If the United States does not care, its credit in America will be greatly affected.

Third, there is no oil and water to fish for. After all, even if capitalists fight, they won't do anything useless. Venezuela today is so poor that it is on the verge of collapse without the United States itself. Although Venezuela has a lot of oil, its quality is poor. Compared with countries such as Libya or Iraq, the cost of local oil exploitation has increased, even when the international oil price is low. Even if the United States controls these oil resources, it is difficult to make up for the war expenses. It is best to focus directly on the Middle East. Therefore, for a long time, no matter how Venezuela stimulates the United States, the United States has no interest in dealing with Venezuela at home except increasing sanctions.