▲ 278 ▼ US will be ‘strongly involved’ in Venezuela oil industry, Trump says after Caracas attacked and Maduro captured | Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves (www.theguardian.com) submitted 10 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments For context, the US oil company Chevron is the largest international investor in Venezuela
[–] Mihies@programming.dev 73 points 10 months ago (8 children) Anybody here surprised? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 38 points 10 months ago (7 children) Kinda, I was expecting a long drawn out operation, this is one of the quickest arrests of a leader that I can remember. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 10 months ago (1 child) Maduro being arrested wont prevent this from turning into a long drawn out conflict. Just like Russias "special military operation" didnt end very quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago Yep farc has been operating there for like 5 decades. Guerilla movements are really really hard to take down. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Krono@lemmy.today 21 points 10 months ago (2 children) The Iraq War didn't end when we killed Saddam, that was really only the beginning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 10 months ago (1 child) The real question is how the locals will react to this invasion. A lot of them hated the Maduro regime after it continued the economic decline of the country. OTOH they are about to be occupied by an imperialist country, have their natural resources plundered, and likely experience martial law. There's no greater radicalizing influence than having a loved one killed or their property stolen by a hostile state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago There won't be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against. permalink fedilink source parent [–] athatet@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 months ago trump said that the US is “going to run” Venezuela until a proper transfer of power can happen. It will absolutely be long and drawn out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago The incompetence of the big leader is indeed quite the contrast with the competence of the military permalink fedilink source parent
[–] heyWhatsay@slrpnk.net 38 points 10 months ago (7 children) Kinda, I was expecting a long drawn out operation, this is one of the quickest arrests of a leader that I can remember. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 10 months ago (1 child) Maduro being arrested wont prevent this from turning into a long drawn out conflict. Just like Russias "special military operation" didnt end very quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago Yep farc has been operating there for like 5 decades. Guerilla movements are really really hard to take down. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Krono@lemmy.today 21 points 10 months ago (2 children) The Iraq War didn't end when we killed Saddam, that was really only the beginning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 10 months ago (1 child) The real question is how the locals will react to this invasion. A lot of them hated the Maduro regime after it continued the economic decline of the country. OTOH they are about to be occupied by an imperialist country, have their natural resources plundered, and likely experience martial law. There's no greater radicalizing influence than having a loved one killed or their property stolen by a hostile state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago There won't be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against. permalink fedilink source parent [–] athatet@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 months ago trump said that the US is “going to run” Venezuela until a proper transfer of power can happen. It will absolutely be long and drawn out. permalink fedilink source parent [–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago The incompetence of the big leader is indeed quite the contrast with the competence of the military permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 42 points 10 months ago (1 child) Maduro being arrested wont prevent this from turning into a long drawn out conflict. Just like Russias "special military operation" didnt end very quickly. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Madison420@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago Yep farc has been operating there for like 5 decades. Guerilla movements are really really hard to take down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago Yep farc has been operating there for like 5 decades. Guerilla movements are really really hard to take down. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Krono@lemmy.today 21 points 10 months ago (2 children) The Iraq War didn't end when we killed Saddam, that was really only the beginning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 10 months ago (1 child) The real question is how the locals will react to this invasion. A lot of them hated the Maduro regime after it continued the economic decline of the country. OTOH they are about to be occupied by an imperialist country, have their natural resources plundered, and likely experience martial law. There's no greater radicalizing influence than having a loved one killed or their property stolen by a hostile state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago There won't be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 10 months ago (1 child) The real question is how the locals will react to this invasion. A lot of them hated the Maduro regime after it continued the economic decline of the country. OTOH they are about to be occupied by an imperialist country, have their natural resources plundered, and likely experience martial law. There's no greater radicalizing influence than having a loved one killed or their property stolen by a hostile state. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago There won't be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago There won't be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 12 points 10 months ago trump said that the US is “going to run” Venezuela until a proper transfer of power can happen. It will absolutely be long and drawn out. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago The incompetence of the big leader is indeed quite the contrast with the competence of the military permalink fedilink source parent