U.S. & Venezuela - Trump: More U.S. Attacks on Venezuela "Will Not Be Needed"

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Just now, Ron_Artest said:

Us boots on the ground?  That's a good thing?

The guy still butthurt about Iraq and Bush all excited about the U.S. takeover of Venezuela.

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7 minutes ago, Ron_Artest said:

Us boots on the ground?  That's a good thing?

No jackass. A guarantee they won’t lose any money. 

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U.S. oil giants tell Trump they're noncommittal on Venezuela

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Driving the news: Trump said that U.S. companies would have security guarantees. But he didn't provide details or commit to a U.S. military presence, while citing the industry's experience operating in difficult venues. 

• He also said oil companies would be "dealing with us directly. You're not dealing with Venezuela or we don't want you to deal with Venezuela."

Reality check: Exxon CEO Darren Woods said Venezuela is currently "uninvestable" without "significant changes" to commercial frameworks and the legal system.

• "There has to be durable investment protections, and there has to be change to the hydrocarbon laws in the country," Wood said in his first public remarks since Maduro's ouster.

ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance cautioned the need for discussions with banks — likely including Export-Import Bank of the U.S. — "as we think about how the debt needs to be restructured in the financing to deliver the billions of dollars that are required to restore their energy infrastructure."

• And though he said his company "stands ready to help," he cited the need to broadly restructure the country's energy system.
• His company, like Exxon, exited Venezuela's nationalized sector around two decades ago in a dispute with then-President Hugo Chávez's regime and had its assets expropriated.

And Chevron, the only U.S. company operating in Venezuela, also sounded a note of caution in a statement following the meeting.

• "Our focus remains on the safety of our people, and the integrity of our assets in strict compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to its business, as well as the sanctions frameworks provided for by the U.S. government," the company said.

Catch up fast: Venezuela has massive oil reserves. But it has seen production dwindle after decades of mismanagement, underinvestment and — in more recent years — U.S. sanctions.<<>

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It is estimated that in order for big oil investment to make financial sense they would need $80 barrel 

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Trump will only allow the majority-winning government into power if Ms. Machado gives him her Nobel Peace Prize.

The Nobel Institute told him off.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-machado-nobel-peace-prize-c7f47c161edc9b719dea3d0165f32a1f?utm_source=flipboard&amp;utm_medium=activitypub

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The organization that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump.

Once the Nobel Peace Prize is announced, it can’t be revoked, transferred or shared with others, the Norwegian Nobel Institute said in a short statement on Friday.

“The decision is final and stands for all time,” it said.

Are MAGA fans ready to call for the 25th amendment yet?

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It’s now so dangerous in Venezuela that the state dept is telling Americans not to go there, and any who are there to leave immediately.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/us-citizens-venezuela-paramilitaries?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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3 minutes ago, dogcows said:

It’s now so dangerous in Venezuela that the state dept is telling Americans not to go there, and any who are there to leave immediately.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/us-citizens-venezuela-paramilitaries?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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3 minutes ago, dogcows said:

It’s now so dangerous in Venezuela that the state dept is telling Americans not to go there, and any who are there to leave immediately.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/us-citizens-venezuela-paramilitaries?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Now? They’ve been on the list many times.    Nice try clownshoes. 

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9 minutes ago, dogcows said:

It’s now so dangerous in Venezuela that the state dept is telling Americans not to go there, and any who are there to leave immediately.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/10/us-citizens-venezuela-paramilitaries?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

This is going great.

Magas said the Venezuelan were dancing in the streets

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I guess we used some wild tech to grab Maduro

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US used powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees during Maduro raid: witness account

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 Published Jan. 10, 2026 

Updated Jan. 10, 2026, 1:15 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON — The US used a powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees, “bleeding through the nose” and vomiting blood during the daring raid to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, according to a witness account posted Saturday on X by the White House press secretary.

In a jaw-dropping interview, the guard described how American forces wiped out hundreds of fighters without losing a single soldier, using technology unlike anything he has ever seen — or heard.

“We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any explanation,” the guard said. “The next thing we saw were drones, a lot of drones, flying over our positions. We didn’t know how to react. through the nose” and “vomiting blood,” according to a witness account. Validated User Content

Moments later, a handful of helicopters appeared — “barely eight,” by his count — deploying what he estimated were just 20 US troops into the area.

But those few men, he said, came armed with something far more powerful than guns.

“They were technologically very advanced,” the guard recalled. “They didn’t look like anything we’ve fought against before.”

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What ensued, he said, was not a battle, but a slaughter.

“We were hundreds, but we had no chance,” he said. “They were shooting with such precision and speed; it felt like each soldier was firing 300 rounds per minute.”

Then came the weapon that still haunts him.

“At one point, they launched something; I don’t know how to describe it,” he said. “It was like a very intense sound wave. Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from Getty Images

The effects were immediate and horrific.

“We all started bleeding from the nose,” he said. “Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move. We couldn’t even stand up after that sonic weapon — or whatever it was.”