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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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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 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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