To the editor: The Trump administration ought to heed historical past because it oversees Venezuela after eradicating its chief (“As Trump locks in oil deal, Venezuelans ask: What happened to elections?,” Sept. 7). In 1953, the U.S. engineered one thing comparable elsewhere, serving to set up a pliant dictator to revive Western entry to huge oil provides. In 1979, that nation revolted, radicalized, and reclaimed its oil, and has been a steadfast adversary ever since. That nation is Iran.
Protecting Venezuela off the same path requires the U.S. to make sure reputable elections are held there and to just accept the outcomes, even when President Delcy Rodriguez is ousted.
Scott Russell, Lengthy Seaside
