Recently an article in The Economist addressed the radical “honesty” of Donald Trump, claiming that it was “forthrightness” when he says that his intervention in Venezuela was about oil. In fact, he seems content with regime stabilisation, as long as the regime recognises America is “in charge”, because what he wants most is the oil It’s not just The Economist who believes that Donald Trump is being honest about his intentions. All over the internet I am seeing people discussing the merits of the oil argument, and talking about the fact that the US has now started yet another war for oil. But I disagree with this perspective, and seeing people talking about oil has been driving me crazy. ...