It seems he has been jailing some American citizens and the military exchange program is now on the rocks. Yep, Venezuela appears to be headed towards a Chavez communist regime. Certainly a threat to our oil. 
What should the US do?
OUR oil?
Actually, yes, it is our oil. Oil belongs to the company that was first to tap it, not to the person or entity that lies on the dirt above the oil field.
If American oil companies were the first to extract the oil in Venezuela, then it is ours. Pretty clear cut, actually.
