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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

In 2023, following his first presidency, Trump lamented at a rally that the US had to purchase oil from Venezuela, saying that if he were in charge, “We would have taken [Venezuela] over; we would have gotten to all that oil; it would have been right next door.”

According to Responsible Statecraft, lobbying groups in bed with Exxon Mobil have been leading the campaign for “maximum pressure” against Venezuela, with the goal of protecting the company’s control of over 11 billion barrels of oil in neighboring Guyana, which has been referred to as a “petrostate” closely aligned with the oil giant.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/maduro-says-us-pointing-1200-missiles-at-venezuela-after-trump-sends-more-warships