Merged Peace President invades Venezuela,/U.S. Forces Capture Maduro

[JayUtah]

That sure is some hi-tech ensuring no one else can hear or see what was happening…. Perhaps if someone could close the curtain?

Almost as if they shouldn't have torn down the secure operations center in the East Wing without having a plan.

 

[JayUtah]

He should do what Napoleon did and give his conquests to family members to rule.

Don Jr. reported to be working really hard on Spanish in Duolingo. No one knows more about drugs than he does.

i can see why many are celebrating today, but tomorrow they may want to think about whether or not trump set about with the purpose of liberating the people of venezuela, or something else.

Maybe somehow it's going to make our egg prices lower.

 

[Andy_Ross]

My Flight Radar gold subscription I got myself for Christmas is paying off.

Most tracked flight right now: a Department of Justice Boeing 757 flying from Guantanamo toward New York.

 

[Chris_Halkides]

Mediaite reported, "Vance, who is more closely aligned with the non-interventionist wing of the GOP, wrote on X, “The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.”" I am confused about what is meant by "stolen oil."

 

[zooterkin]

Nicolas Maduro lands in New York after being captured by Trump

US troops captured the Venezuelan President and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas Friday night before transporting them to New York City on drug trafficking charges.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Norman Alexander]

Mediaite reported, "Vance, who is more closely aligned with the non-interventionist wing of the GOP, wrote on X, “The president offered multiple off ramps, but was very clear throughout this process: the drug trafficking must stop, and the stolen oil must be returned to the United States. Maduro is the newest person to find out that President Trump means what he says.”" I am confused about what is meant by "stolen oil."

Maduro appears not to be the only one confused. Invading a country by force and taking its petroleum assets would appear to be the textbook definition of "stolen oil".

 

[JayUtah]

I am confused about what is meant by "stolen oil."

Mineral extraction on Venezuelan soil used to be conducted largely by U.S. oil companies. When Venezuela nationalized its petroleum industry, U.S. companies lost their mineral rights. The Trump regime is literally trying to argue that Venezuela's oil is somehow still rightly U.S. property.

 

[Norman Alexander]

Mineral extraction on Venezuelan soil used to be conducted largely by U.S. oil companies. When Venezuela nationalized its petroleum industry, U.S. companies lost their mineral rights. The Trump regime is literally trying to argue that Venezuela's oil is somehow still rightly U.S. property.

Not the Trump regime, but their Big Oil donors shoving them in the back with promises of splendiferous grift. Trump never does anything unless there is something in it for him.

 

[Planigale]

Mineral extraction on Venezuelan soil used to be conducted largely by U.S. oil companies. When Venezuela nationalized its petroleum industry, U.S. companies lost their mineral rights. The Trump regime is literally trying to argue that Venezuela's oil is somehow still rightly U.S. property.

I am sure King Charles is watching very carefully. All those precious assets seized by the revolutionaries in 1767.

 

[JayUtah]

Not the Trump regime, but their Big Oil donors shoving them in the back with promises of splendiferous grift. Trump never does anything unless there is something in it for him.

Pres. Trump has explicitly said he will send American oil companies back into Venezuela to run their oil industry for them. The pretext of narco-terrorism didn't even last as long as it took them to get Maduro to New York. The message is that the bully Donald Trump is open for business. Did you lose profits because of some other government's actions? Delta Force is available for the price of a small donation to one of Trump's private interests.

I am sure King Charles is watching very carefully. All those precious assets seized by the revolutionaries in 1767.

Perhaps we can interest him in some slightly damp tea.

 

[Steve]

Pres. Trump has explicitly said he will send American oil companies back into Venezuela to run their oil industry for them. The pretext of narco-terrorism didn't even last as long as it took them to get Maduro to New York. The message is that the bully Donald Trump is open for business. Did you lose profits because of some other government's actions? Delta Force is available for the price of a small donation to one of Trump's private interests.


Perhaps we can interest him in some slightly damp tea.

No doubt the employees of those American oil companies will feel very safe and secure in Venezuela.

 

[TragicMonkey]

No doubt the employees of those American oil companies will feel very safe and secure in Venezuela.

Employees never matter, only shareholders do.

 

[Mike!]

 

[Stout]

I suppose we could assume that Trump will have worked all those details out this time, but I’m not taking that bet, are you?

The fact that he is not even going to install Machondo is even more insane to me.

What do you think their plans are? What’s your thought? “Let him cook?”

Nope. Refusing to install the elected government and dealing with the existing regime looks like a pencils-up-the-nose decision.

My guess? Grab as much of that crappy Venezuelan oil as possible while trying to keep Russia and China out of the region. Europe will continue to slurp back that sweet Guyana crude in peace. Like the Epstien files, this time next week, this will be forgotten in favor of some new breaking story.

 

[Stout]

Mineral extraction on Venezuelan soil used to be conducted largely by U.S. oil companies. When Venezuela nationalized its petroleum industry, U.S. companies lost their mineral rights. The Trump regime is literally trying to argue that Venezuela's oil is somehow still rightly U.S. property.

They lost all their people who knew what they were doing to those U.S. oil companies and the Venezuelan equipment didn't age well.

 

[JayUtah]

No doubt the employees of those American oil companies will feel very safe and secure in Venezuela.

Which is why an ongoing U.S. military presence will be needed there in order to protect American oil workers from those grateful Venezuelans.

 

[Ziggurat]

So it looks like Trump by his actions has given Putin the justification for invading Ukraine,

This is a stupid argument. Putin did not need any justification for invading Ukraine. He had none, but did it anyway.

also the justification for China to take Taiwan.

China also needs no justification for invading Taiwan. That isn't what is preventing them.

 

[Roger Ramjets]

As a side note, it's still frightening how quickly the cult adapts to whatever absurdities their Führer comes up with.

They are not adapting, this is what they want. America, ◊◊◊◊ yeah!

I weep for humanity.

 

[Vixen]

As 'Frat Boy' Hegseth pointed out, "F-about, Find Out". Yes, he's so articulate he said "F". No foul -mouthed swearing like the Biden mob.

 

[Dr.Sid]

This is a stupid argument. Putin did not need any justification for invading Ukraine. He had none, but did it anyway.

China also needs no justification for invading Taiwan. That isn't what is preventing them.

I agree. But this brings US on their level.
On the other hand, it seems the large military operations are over and US will not get dragged into prolonged operations in Venezuela .. now that could encourage China or Russia ..