Sachs is a well-respected economist and specializes in poverty and the conversion of communist to capitalist economies. He is not popular as some because Sachs is a Keynesian and not a neo-liberal economist. Some say neo-liberal is a meaningless word but it specifies an economic approach.
Yes you are catapulting the propaganda. Venezuela has been targeted since Chavez was elected POTUS of Venezuela. Neither Chavez nor (much less so) Madura are my cup of tea. Venezuela has been subject to several failed coups, notably 2002; an oil strike and oil sector sabotage, and a separatist movement in Zulia. THE USA established military lily pads on Curacao and Aruba (not that developed because of local opposition) as part of Plan Colombia.
The Maracaibo Basin of west Venezuela was important in WWII; the two largest oil refineries in the World then were Lagos Colony on Aruba and Shell on Curacoa. Germany actually attacked Lagos Colony. If (when) there is ever a hot WWIII, the very first thing the USA will do is seize western Venezuela for the oil.
So Trump now with the aid of Bolton and Abrams have turned up the heat in destroying the already struggling Venezuelan economy since 2017. It is a shame that the conditions have been so dire for most people of Venezuela despite the great natural resource wealth; they seem to get screwed over by their own leadership, left or right wing, and are subject to outside interference to keep the oil flowing and money coming in to the wealthy over basic needs of most people there.
So keep in mind you are siding with Trump, Bolton, Abrams, and the part of the CIA that specializes in destabilizing resource-rich countries for regime change. Often the regime changes make some rich but don't do much for the USA nor the local people as a whole; think Iran, Libya, and Iraq.
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