Venezuela’s oil is vast in volume but poor in quality, ruinously expensive to rehabilitate, and politically radioactive to invest in. The idea that the United States—or any rational actor—would pursue regime change purely for this oil ignores geology, engineering, finance, and history.

According to U.S. officials, the patrol was part of an ongoing counter-ISIS mission intended to suppress remaining ISIS cells, disrupt leadership, and support partner forces. ISIS later issued public messaging portraying the attack as a successful strike against U.S. and allied forces.

ndependent of foreign advocacy media, U.S. court records, sworn testimony, and government actions establish that the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR exhibit the organizational, ideological, and operational characteristics historically treated under U.S. law as hate-based extremist enterprises, justifying enhanced scrutiny, exclusion from public institutions, and civil-rights enforcement actions.