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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)
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For context, the US oil company Chevron is the largest international investor in Venezuela

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[–] 62 points 10 months ago (9 children)

My Venezuelan cousins are happy. My Mexican girlfriend thinks it's great. I feel like Iam taking crazy pills. My Cuban family are celebrating.

It's like nobody can see the diplomatic or international implications. They don't seem to understand that every LatAm country should be concerned and afraid.

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  • [+] 45 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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  • [–] 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

    I said something similar to my girlfriend and she said "you just don't understand." Maybe. But I don't think she nor my cousins understand either.

    This is imperialism at it's most brazen. Trump is now emboldened and thinks, "I did what Putin could not. And I did it faster. Some say it's the fastest. I don't know if it's the fastest, but maybe it is..."

    Mark my words, he'll do it again. And I think it will be to invade Mexico to "fight narco-terrorists." He wouldn't depose Sheinbaum, nor do I think he could easily *, but he'll definitely make incursions over the border.

    * - I asterisked because I know the "Akshuallies" are going to come. Yes, I didn't go down every single possible road in this scenario.

    EDIT: Since I posted that I saw this: https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/somethings-gonna-have-to-be-done-with-mexico-trump-floats-further-intervention-to-fox-friends/

    Mexico is next.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Are your cousins in Venezuelan or Florida?

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    Both. When my family left Cuba for the United States in 1961, they had to stay in Venezuela for six months while they waited to come here. A number of them stayed in Venezuela. The rest went to Florida. My mom and uncle arrived here with my grandparents and great grandparents when my mom was 7 years old.

    My Cuban family are embarrassing. Thankfully my mom has some sense and doesn't vote GOP. The rest... they are lost.

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