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Definitely it's not for the oil

A 2x2 collage meme using screenshots from *Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace*. Top-left: Anakin Skywalker standing in grass with a neutral expression. Top-right: Padmé Amidala smiling with text overlay: "The war with Venezuela is about drugs right?". Bottom-left: Anakin with a knowing, serious gaze, labeled "USA" in a white box. Bottom-right: Padmé with a expectant expression, text overlay: "Right?". The meme sarcastically implies that claims the US war with Venezuela is about drugs are insincere, suggesting oil is the real motive.
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Padmé Amidala
The war with Venezuela is about drugs right?
Padmé Amidala
Right?

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Implied sarcastic joke suggesting the US war with Venezuela is about oil rather than drugs

Overview

A 2x2 collage meme using screenshots from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Top-left: Anakin Skywalker standing in grass with a neutral expression. Top-right: Padmé Amidala smiling with text overlay: "The war with Venezuela is about drugs right?". Bottom-left: Anakin with a knowing, serious gaze, labeled "USA" in a white box. Bottom-right: Padmé with a expectant expression, text overlay: "Right?". The meme sarcastically implies that claims the US war with Venezuela is about drugs are insincere, suggesting oil is the real motive.

Origin notes

The meme originates from Reddit (labeled "Reddit:Meme"). It uses edited screenshots from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999), with added text overlays to create a political joke. The original Star Wars scenes are repurposed to comment on perceived US motives for conflict with Venezuela.

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