For all the ‘this is all about the oil’ folks….I say, so what. Do you suddenly hate $2 fuel?

[BrokeLoser]

Today, the super moral, super decent, super well principled left believe the incursion in Venezuela is below board and immoral but today fewer drugs are leaving Venezuela headed for our sons and daughters, the people of Venezuela feel liberated, Russia and China have lost influence and the U.S. controls 20% of the worlds oil reserves. Sounds horrible huh?

Trump wants Venezuela's oil. Will his plan work?

Donald Trump has said that American oil firms will invest billions to produce oil in Venezuela.

www.bbc.com

 

[TNHarley]

And MAGA continues to move left...
Pretty soon, the dems are gonna be calling you people commies.

 

[BrokeLoser]

And MAGA continues to move left...
Pretty soon, the dems are gonna be calling you people commies.

When America wins do you feel like you lose or something?

 

[TNHarley]

When America wins do you feel like you lose or something?

I dont support imperialism. I support America First.

 

[MisterBeale]

When America wins do you feel like you lose or something?

When strong nations beat up on weak ones, it is a symptom of their decline.

This was clearly an instance of America losing, as no where in its constitution is this sort of behavior authorized.

 

[BrokeLoser]

I dont support imperialism. I support America First.

“Imperialism” is just a new cool buzzword. America First means always keeping America properly positioned globally which may mean a little act of IMPERIALISM here and there.

 

[1srelluc]

It also hurts both Iran and the chi-coms that was using Iran as a intermediary. Not to mention Cuba. You simply can't deny the strategic results.

 

[BrokeLoser]

When strong nations beat up on weak ones, it is a symptom of their decline.

That sounds like a personal hypothesis…Strong nations have been “beating up” on weak nations since the beginning of time.

This was clearly an instance of America losing, as no where in its constitution is this sort of behavior authorized.

Hmmm….that’s what the purple hair brigade is saying but aren’t ALL the Constitutionalists saying Trump acted within his executive powers?

 

[MisterBeale]

aren’t ALL the Constitutionalists saying Trump acted within his executive powers?

TBH, I haven't been paying attention to this shit show much, it is going pretty much as I expected.

Can you link me to just ONE Constitutional scholar that makes this claim?

 

[Nostra]

And MAGA continues to move left...
Pretty soon, the dems are gonna be calling you people commies.

These folks call us liberators.

 

[BrokeLoser]

TBH, I haven't been paying attention to this shit show much, it is going pretty much as I expected.

Can you link me to just ONE Constitutional scholar that makes this claim?

Show this to TNHarley will you please.

 

[TNHarley]

“Imperialism” is just a new cool buzzword. America First means always keeping America properly positioned globally which may mean a little act of IMPERIALISM here and there.

Too bad it fits.
Pretty sure America first doesnt mean toppling govt leaders to get in and take over their country at the expense of the American taxpayer, and corporations get richer in the process.

 

[TNHarley]

Show this to TNHarley will you please.

Saying "other people did it too" doesnt make something constitutional, leftist.

And MAGA continues to move left...
Pretty soon, the dems are gonna be calling you people commies.

 

[TNHarley]

Next thing you know, BL is going to be saying the general welfare clause extends to Venezuela.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Trump bypassed Congress while briefing oil executives ...​

NationofChange
https://www.nationofchange.org › 2026/01/05 › trump-...
10 hours ago — President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that executives from major American oil companies were informed about the US military attack.


President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that executives from major American oil companies were informed about the US military attack on Venezuela even before it took place, an admission that has intensified accusations that the administration prioritized corporate interests while deliberately excluding Congress from any role in authorizing or overseeing the operation.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked whether he had spoken with oil executives or possibly tipped them off about the operation. “Before and after,” the president replied. He then praised their prospective involvement, saying, “They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job for the people of Venezuela.”

Sure..............Like they have done everywhere else in the world?

 

[Harry Dresden]

Next thing you know, BL is going to be saying the general welfare clause extends to Venezuela.

BL is one of those who like the aggression as long as someone else is doing what they dont have the balls to do...

 

[Hellokitty]

Trump bypassed Congress while briefing oil executives ...​

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NationofChange
https://www.nationofchange.org › 2026/01/05 › trump-...
10 hours ago — President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that executives from major American oil companies were informed about the US military attack.


President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged that executives from major American oil companies were informed about the US military attack on Venezuela even before it took place, an admission that has intensified accusations that the administration prioritized corporate interests while deliberately excluding Congress from any role in authorizing or overseeing the operation.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump was asked whether he had spoken with oil executives or possibly tipped them off about the operation. “Before and after,” the president replied. He then praised their prospective involvement, saying, “They want to go in and they’re going to do a great job for the people of Venezuela.”

Sure..............Like they have done everywhere else in the world?

Wheres the quote of TRUMP saying he informed oil executives before military attack?

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Wheres the quote of TRUMP saying he informed oil executives before military attack?

I just posted it.

Donald Trump says he spoke to oil companies before ...​

Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com › donald-trump-oil-compa...
5 hours ago — "They want to go in so badly," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Valero (which processes heavies) up 11%. Halliburton up 9%.

 

[MisterBeale]

Next thing you know, BL is going to be saying the general welfare clause extends to Venezuela.

It seems, from reporting I have seen, that the current administration is secretly working with the leftists. . . so that tacks.

The Herald wrote:

” … following the removal of Nicolás Maduro and a series of extraordinary U.S. military and legal moves, Washington now appears open to a scenario that would have once been politically unthinkable: working with remnants of the Maduro regime — particularly his vice president, Delcy Rodriguez, and her brother, Jorge Rodríguez — to stabilize, administer and reorient Venezuela … it is … an experiment that could succeed because it has the potential to satisfy the core interests of both sides — and, under certain conditions, may be one of the few scenarios capable of governing Venezuela without triggering large-scale violence, institutional collapse or mass migration.”

The U.S. gamble on Chavismo: How a once-unthinkable pact could stabilize Venezuela​

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/venezuela/article314166732.html

https://archive.ph/jFJAI#selection-1149.19-1149.109

Did Venezuela VP Hand Over Maduro in Deal With the US?

Reports in the Miami Herald and The Daily Telegraph in London suggest Vice President Delcy Rodríguez betrayed President Nicolas Maduro to rule Venezuela in an arrangement with the U.S., writes Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodrígue

consortiumnews.com