From: nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com   
      
   On Sun, 4 Jan 2026 20:01:41 +1300, Your Name    
   wrote:   
      
   >On 2026-01-03 17:52:29 +0000, shawn said:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 17:48:35 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On Jan 3, 2026 at 2:53:42 AM PST, "shawn"    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> I’m ambivalent about all this. Maduro is a monster who was legitimately   
   >>> indicted for actual crimes and he deserved to go down. His flirting with   
   Iran   
   >>> and China just sealed that deal. But I really wish Trump didn’t spend his   
   >>> entire press conference basically saying, “Now we’ve got all that oil   
   and now   
   >>> we’re going to make so much money.” I mean, even if that’s why you   
   did all   
   >>> this, show a little PR sense and focus on stuff like “Now the people of   
   the   
   >>> Venezuela are free and we’ll be working on rebuilding the democracy that   
   >>> existed before Maduro and Chavez and making sure those who are starving get   
   >>> fed”, etc. etc. ‘Cause right now it just looks like you took over a   
   sovereign   
   >>> nation to steal their resources.   
   >>   
   >> Which is what we did, take over the country for the oil. If there was   
   >> no oil there Trump would not care enough to send in the troops. Trump   
   >> is just making it clear why we did it.   
   >   
   >If his plan was to go after oil, then Trump the Chump is an even bigger   
   >idiot than everyone already knows him to be. Venezuela produces less   
   >than 1% of the world's oil supply, while the USA is already the top   
   >producer at around 22%.   
   >   
   >   
      
   He  explicitly said the idea is to heavily invest in their production   
   capabilities and thus increase the amount of oil they have for sale.   
      
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