Revealed preferences suggest otherwise and that matters because he says a lot of things, often contradictory.

Is it just another Epstein diversion maybe?

Oil story doesn't stack up though:

    - it's heavy sour oil, the tar like substance isn't economically extractable without an almost doubling in barrel price
    - cheaper (existing infra) sour supply chain with Canada already meets US shale light sweet oil blending needs for a long time
    - decided on maintaining stability of existing Venezuelan regime over supporting regime change