and we import and refine Canada's oil just fine.

The direct competition to the Canadian oil in our system is Venezuelan oil.

and they are operating at optimal capacity already.

They'd be competing for the same slots, and Venezuelan oil would probably be cheaper than Canadian oil. That would have some negative economic effect for some northern states along the Canadian border and the midwest because there is some economic and job reliance on the importing of Canadian oil because of their proximity to Canada.

not so much for the mid-west refineries where most Canadian crude goes.

Canadian oil analysts don't seem too worried as, upgrades to Venezuela's oil field will take many years, if they can actually find any majors who are interested in a long term investment in an unstable country (sorta similar to the US now-a-days) and, Canada is actively seeking new markets, particularly in Asia for which a new pipeline to the west coast is in the works.

It's why we import oil. We import heavy crude. Canada's oil from oil-sands is also extra-heavy crude. We import millions of barrels a day of Canada's extra-heavy crude oil. We export light crude oil. The US produces mostly light crude oil and we don't have the refining capacity for all of it, so it is exported.

The US Treasury won’t see one cent from it. He *might* share some of the profit with his shitty offspring. But damn sure America or Americans won’t see a nickel of it.

SO - he’s using OUR tax dollars to ENRICH HIMSELF and his fellow billionaires.

WE
GET
NOTHING

...how many deals so far have proven bullshit that he proclaimed from the WH?

Clue.

or are we expected to believe the psychopathic pathological liar?

I'm sure the check from Mexico paying for the wall will arrive any day now.

Total smash and grab.

At some point, these fuckers are gonna flee.

Just about ZERO dollars ????


There are a lot of armed guerrilla groups in Venezuela,
whom the former government could not control---

and some have rightfully declared their hostility to any American takeover
of their country--- this is IRAQ all over again!!


Despite Trump's fantasy about taking over their oil fields,
that could not be accomplished without significant American military presence,
and the oil companies are very unlikely to try to do it anyway---
because all of their employees there would become targets
for the guerrillas!


Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Fantasy.