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US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists

Hailing the US military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro as spectacular, extraordinary and “an assault not seen since World War II”, Donald Trump surprised many by making Venezuela’s oil the central focus of his hour-long press conference on Saturday.

The US president made little mention of the “war on drugs” that for months had been his main justification for the military buildup and the strikes on boats that have killed 116 people, instead referring to oil more than a dozen times, even when questions made no reference to it.

Trump’s insistence ended up reinforcing a claim repeatedly made by Venezuela since the escalation began: that he was ultimately seeking to topple Maduro and seize the country’s vast natural reserves.

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[-] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago
[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 23 points 1 day ago

Newsweek headline from 2016:

Study Suggests Oil Factors Hugely Into Foreign Wars

[-] karashta@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago

Epstien files coverup and misdirection at play while also throwing a bone to his oil oligarch buddies.

Donald Trump is a child rapist

[-] AnchoriteMagus@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago

If it was about drugs, Orange Hitler wouldn't have pardoned Balsonaro. It's about oil and enriching his corporate money fountain.

[-] MolochHorridus@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Oil is one hell of a drug if you happen to be the United States of America. You do just about anything to get more.

[-] D_C@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago

It's not a war for oil, it's a war for "distracting people from the old life of being a child rapist with Jeffery Epstein"

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

¿Por que no los dos?

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The only reason it's the "old life" is because he's watched too closely to do it again.

[-] ClownStatue@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

So many articles basically about “Trump says/does something that confirms what everybody, even his own supporters, knew all along.”

[-] phar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago
[-] rayyy@piefed.social 4 points 1 day ago

Golly. You mean the orange, rapist, murderer, felon lies?

[-] answersplease77@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Venzuela's oil will enable Israel to invade Iran and many more to come. They are the ones who asked Trump to do this, and put that Machato lady will help

[-] Marshezezz 1 points 1 day ago

“And we’ll write an article on the extremely obvious so you’ll click on this article! God damn we love this administration and all the frightened tools of America!”

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