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

Sun Jan 4, 2026, 10:03 PM

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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

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

Simple StoolPigeon Jan 4 #11

When Venezuela nationalized Greg_In_SF Jan 4 #13

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

Got it. Mossfern Jan 4 #17