Crude Prices Rise and Oil Company Shares Jump After the US Raid on Venezuela
Rising costs hit working families hardest while Washington debates spending priorities.
The coverage treats the U. S. raid on Venezuela mainly as a market-moving headline, as if the real story is a quick pop in crude and a jump in energy shares.
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U.S. stocks are rising at the open led by technology and energy stocks.
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The coverage treats the U.S. raid on Venezuela mainly as a market-moving headline, as if the real story is a quick pop in crude and a jump in energy shares. That framing is convenient, but it shrinks a serious foreign policy decision into a ticker update.
Conservatives look first at national security and the message America sends when it uses force near an oil state with a long record of corruption and cartel-style governance. If the goal is to disrupt illicit networks or deter hostile actors, say so and measure it. If it is signaling, understand the costs. Markets react fast; strategy has to last.
What matters is rule of law, public trust, and energy stability at home. If Washington is going to take risks abroad, it should pair them with a credible plan for supply and security, not rely on volatility to do the talking.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.