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Irish_Dem

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1. The oil was originally located in Texas.

Reply to zanana1 (Original post)

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 06:53 AM

Jan 4

Venezuela used witchcraft to magically transport
and steal all the oil in Texas to their own country.

So justice is served when Trump kidnaps these criminals
and burns them at the stake.

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How did Venezuela "steal" our oil? [View all] zanana1 Jan 4 OP

The oil was originally located in Texas. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #1

So the king of contract violations malaise Jan 4 #5

No. Trump is outright stealing another country's oil. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #7

Correct is right malaise Jan 4 #8

Someone told me we had a contract with them and they broke it. zanana1 Jan 4 #2

They 'stole' the oil when they nationalized it, stealing it back from the people who stole it from indigenous Venezuelan JT45242 Jan 4 #3

Nailed it malaise Jan 4 #9

Yes. The US stole the oil from Venezuela and they took it back. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #10

Slant drilling, like Iraq did on the Iraq-Kuwait border. Lol Emile Jan 4 #4

They nationalized oil production and took control of the assets of American oil companies. Doodley Jan 4 #6

Simple StoolPigeon Jan 4 #11

Donnie bad man, Donnie lie, oil man icky, lie too, make many people go to heaven Blues Heron Jan 4 #12

When Venezuela nationalized Greg_In_SF Jan 4 #13

By a secret pipeline from Houston to Caracas NameAlreadyTaken Jan 4 #14

Trump's Venezuela Blockade Is for "Our Oil." Experts Say It Isn't the US's to Take. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 4 #15

It was never ours. It was the oil company's. It was between them and Venezuela. But it was never ours. Iggo Jan 4 #16

Got it. Mossfern Jan 4 #17