There’s absolutely nothing President Trump can do that can harm Venezuela’s oil industry more than it already has been.
The crippling blackouts that have gripped much of Venezuela for nearly a week have been a catastrophe waiting to happen.
This crisis was inevitable, and make no mistake: There’s no clear solution ahead.
The issue surrounds the country’s primary hydroelectric plant. Reuters reported that the cause of the problem with this power plant is still unknown, but we can certainly rule out any quick fixes.
At last count, 16 states, or roughly 70% of the country, were completely without power.
The horrific effects of this outage go beyond spoiling meat and looters plundering local stores for whatever food they can scrape away with.
Hospitals are forced to treat patients without electricity, and the death toll is rising.
Truth is, the situation is far, far worse than anyone can imagine.
