And because their major source of money is selling oil, gold and drugs, we want to stop the sale and trafficking of drugs through Venezuela. We want them actually to sell more oil because that drives down prices for Americans in the world. And so he was arrested for his criminal behavior. But we're using oil as the biggest export of Venezuela, as a way to control and steer Venezuela into a positive direction, while at the same time lower energy prices for Americans. (14:26–14:31)
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