Volatility grips oil market as nervous investors assess Venezuela
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
Mainstream coverage treats Monday’s oil jitters as a morality play about “nervous investors,” as if the only real story is market psychology. But the underlying assumption is that U. S.
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The oil market was jumpy on Monday after US forces captured the leader of oil-rich Venezuela, sparking speculation on the implications for future crude supplies.
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Mainstream coverage treats Monday’s oil jitters as a morality play about “nervous investors,” as if the only real story is market psychology. But the underlying assumption is that U.S. action is the destabilizer, rather than years of Venezuelan corruption and coercion that turned energy into a political weapon.
If America detains a foreign leader tied to criminal networks, the question is not whether traders feel comfortable. It is whether we have a serious plan to protect energy security without subsidizing bad actors. Markets dislike uncertainty, but they dislike predictable dysfunction too.
Conservatives should be clear-eyed: rule of law and public trust matter, especially when force is involved. The administration owes the country transparent objectives, a path to stable supply, and safeguards for national security.
The principle at stake is simple: American power should be used deliberately, and American families should not be left to absorb the costs of geopolitical improvisation.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.