From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   super70s  wrote:   
   >On 2026-01-03 10:53:42 +0000, shawn said:   
      
   >>Looks like we went to war last night with Venezuela.   
   >>Multiple bombs were dropped in Caracas centered on the military   
   >>installations. Then there were multiple helicopters sent in,   
   >>apparently to drop off troops to capture Maduro. It's unknown   
   >>if that was the sole purpose of this attack or if there is more to   
   >>come.   
      
   >>At least it looks like the bombing has stopped. Trump is supposed to   
   >>hold a press conference at 11AM. That's when we should find out just   
   >>what was the intent of this attack and if removing Maduro is the end   
   >>of it.   
      
   >He's after that oil which the US doesn't particularly need, he'll be   
   >dead before we could get their oil fields up and running anyway (5-10   
   >years). Venezuela supposedly has bigger oil reserves than Saudi Arabia.   
      
   It's utterly crap oil which is why it's better left in the ground. Highly   
   polluting, costly to refine. If West Texas Intermediate Light Sweet Crude   
   is the easiest to refine, this crap is at the opposite end of the scale.   
      
   Trump claims to have grabbed Maduro and his wife and is taking them for   
   a show trial in New York. I have no idea what crimes they committed   
   here. To the extent American petroleum corporations had assets seized,   
   that was decades ago, and considering Americans still ship their oil not   
   caring about the regime, this wasn't comparable to what happened in   
   Cuba.   
      
   Maduro was blindfolded. Why? Didn't they tell him that Americans grabbed   
   him? Were we concerned about a lawsuit?   
      
   >It's not about "protecting peaceful protesters" like he claims, this is   
   >the same guy who was asking his generals if protesters could be shot in   
   >the leg in his first term.   
      
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