US EditionTrump's Venezuela Oil Plan Faces $100B Cost, Decade Timeline
President Trump said U.S. oil firms will invest billions to repair Venezuela’s damaged oil infrastructure, which currently produces just 1 million barrels per day, about 0.8% of global output.
- Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until a transition to a democratically elected government occurs after the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
- Trump stated that "very large" American oil firms will invest billions to repair Venezuela's "badly broken infrastructure."
- Analysts believe the repair of critical infrastructure in Venezuela could take years for oil to be produced and exported successfully.
- Trump's plan aims to strengthen U.S. energy dominance while leveraging Venezuelan oil reserves.
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As was the case the morning after “Shock and Awe” signaled the start of the Iraq war, many are cheering the US military raid on Venezuela and capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro. Overwhelming US military power – and likely some bribed Venezuelan officials – ensured that the operation was swift and dramatic. This was …
Regime Change and Nation-Building Are Back! - The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity
As was the case the morning after “Shock and Awe” signaled the start of the Iraq war, many are cheering the US military raid on Venezuela and capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro. Overwhelming US military power – and likely some bribed Venezuelan officials – ensured that the operation was swift and dramatic. This was not a war, we were told. It was just a surgical operation to remove a criminal dictator and restore democracy to the country. …
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