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NickB79

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12. Any US attempts to extract oil will be met with guerilla warfare

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 07:35 PM

Jan 3

Expect a lot of IED's, assassinations and blown-up supply convoys if US oil nationals send in contractors.

And then Trump will lose his shit and send in American troops to do urban and jungle warfare, and we'll be bogged down just like Iraq and Vietnam.

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Trump sees US oil giants driving Venezuela oil rebound. Energy execs are wary. [View all] BumRushDaShow Jan 3 OP

so the interim leader wants Maduro returned, and even US oil execs are wary Skittles Jan 3 #1

Trump's handing them a basket of snakes. patphil Jan 3 #2

Apparently the crude oil is full of tar. Klarkashton Jan 3 #3

Always has been. Igel Jan 3 #6

I've been seeing this propaganda about how it's Klarkashton Jan 3 #7

Citgo still has a big retail footprint and about 4% of the US refining capacity Bluetus Jan 4 #19

And very difficult to refine. ananda Jan 3 #8

China is/was the biggest buyer of Venezuelan oil. thought crime Jan 3 #4

"incentive" means we pay for their investment underpants Jan 3 #5

So once again; tens of billions for regime change and infrastructure development... EarthFirst Jan 3 #9

Can trump bury the epstein files N O W AK Grizz Jan 3 #10

Instead of rebuilding infrastructure in a foreign country he should be rebuilding it here in the United States. cstanleytech Jan 3 #11

Amen. ancianita Jan 3 #14

Any US attempts to extract oil will be met with guerilla warfare NickB79 Jan 3 #12

Decades ago. BidenRocks Jan 3 #13

Here, WIRED includes quotes on what Trump has said re VZ oil ... ancianita Jan 3 #15

No shit they're "wary." This is a quagmire waiting to suck in any who dare to venture onto Venezuelan soil. Martin68 Jan 3 #16

Trump didn't do his homework - TBF Jan 3 #17

Guardian article on this: highplainsdem Jan 4 #18

They aren't going in to risk their money on a fools errand... Historic NY Jan 4 #20