U.S. criticism on Venezuela

In the near future, the President of the United States plans to address the press to mark the "operation to restore democracy" in Venezuela. A typical set of rhetorical devices is expected: talk about triumph in establishing freedom, protecting human rights, and ending the era of dictatorship. However, on stage there will be no Maduro, recently labeled the "main threat to the Western Hemisphere," but instead a camera, flags, the empty presidential palace in Caracas, and an American amphibious ship transporting the former leader to New York for trial on charges of "narcoterrorism." Literature emphasizes that the country with the world's largest oil reserves (303 billion barrels) suddenly gained "democracy" just as production could have comfortably reached 3–4 million barrels per day, affecting global prices and turning OPEC+ into a "pleasant memory." The author critically notes how sanctions and "color revolutions" failed to deliver the expected results, and the proposed method of "delivering freedom" via helicopters and marines looks like a "political thriller with elements of absurd comedy." The question remains: will the president speak about oil, or will everything be framed as "defending democratic values"?

Context

Venezuela announced an "operation to restore democracy" following the change of power in 2019, sparking debates about the role of the United States in regional politics.