The Venezuela Invasion

[Abbot Mythos]

I know it's too early to know for certain, but it's my opinion that this one has Rubio written all over it. I don't believe anyone else within the Turd Reich has the personal interest, or the attention span required to plan and carry out this level of aggression on foreign soil.

[Faust]

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

[Abbot Mythos]

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

It's early yet, and I thought both 'Colonialism,' and 'Imperialism' had gone out of fashion some time ago. But, I'm not 100% certain, as I was not a political science major at 'uni.' So, for right now, I'm inclined to score this one as 'Attempted Grand Larceny.'

However, that charge may need to be changed to 'Grand Larceny,' depending upon who ultimately gains control of Venezuela's massive oil reserves. Now, if the 'Merican Oil Oligarchs do end up profiting from this invasion, then I believe this will be Marco Rubio's ticket to winning the the Greedy Oligarchy Party's (GOP's) presidential primary in 2028. I write this because if there's nothing in Venezuela with Trump's name already on it, he wouldn't be able to locate the country on a map. So, I doubt His Vileness was the one who originally came up with the idea for this invasion.

[Faust]

Yes this is just a steal, Trump openly bragged about oil in his press thing earlier, the only thing I will say is at least this is open and not insulting everyone's intelligence like sending weapons inspector to find the weapons of mass distraction.

[Doktor Howl]

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"? 

[MMIX]

Yep. Its traditional, dammit . . .

[Faust]

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"? 

Fair point

[Doktor Howl]

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

Whattaya mean "Now"? 

Fair point

Looking at things objectively, in all but two or three situations, we've been the baddies.

[Doktor Howl]

So you are just siezing control of countries now? Interesting take on "freedom"

It's early yet, and I thought both 'Colonialism,' and 'Imperialism' had gone out of fashion some time ago. But, I'm not 100% certain, as I was not a political science major at 'uni.' So, for right now, I'm inclined to score this one as 'Attempted Grand Larceny.'

However, that charge may need to be changed to 'Grand Larceny,' depending upon who ultimately gains control of Venezuela's massive oil reserves. Now, if the 'Merican Oil Oligarchs do end up profiting from this invasion, then I believe this will be Marco Rubio's ticket to winning the the Greedy Oligarchy Party's (GOP's) presidential primary in 2028. I write this because if there's nothing in Venezuela with Trump's name already on it, he wouldn't be able to locate the country on a map. So, I doubt His Vileness was the one who originally came up with the idea for this invasion.

I know you and I don't speak, but you're missing the whole point, here.

This doesn't have to do with oil, at least not directly.  It has to do with a modern day Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, where the USA, Russia, and presumably China will divvy up the parts of the world worth having.

All you have to do is look at Rubio's statements to see that.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/19/Marco-Rubio-Ukraine-Russia/3961766175571/

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that U.S. negotiators have made "progress" attempting to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, but ultimately "it's not our war."

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"It's not our war. It's a war on another continent.

Apparently, nobody has told the sweaty little muppet that South America is also a separate continent.

Add this to Xi's weird proclamation about Taiwan, and Trump doing everything he can to avoid helping Ukraine, and the picture becomes remarkably clear.

However, the fun bit starts when this arrangement falls apart, just like the original pact.

Thieves fall out.

[Abbot Mythos]

Now, about those 'Merican Oil Oligarchs:

Donald Trump Says He Spoke to Oil Companies Before Venezuela Action

As per this article:

"President Donald Trump has confirmed he spoke with oil companies "before and after" the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
 
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said he had spoken to "all" of the oil firms before the raid took place, without specifying what these conversations involved.

"They want to go in. And they're going to do a great job for the people of Venezuela. And they're going to represent us well," he added."

And, further along in this article:

"However, the raid has drawn criticism on international legal grounds, while leaving other countries in Latin America as well as Greenland on heightened alert. At the same time, the consultation with oil firms—rather than Congress—has now attracted scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers, who believe the administration bypassed the domestic prerequisites for what some consider an act of war."

Oh, and I also learned a new work today:

"The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty. In reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside."

Again, I'm not 100% certain, as I was not a political science major at 'uni,' but this kind of looks to me like the direction 'Merican Oil Oligarchs may soon be steering Venezuela.

[Doktor Howl]