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Hegseth: “The War Dept will NOT be distracted by democracy building.. regime change”
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:01 pm
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:05 pm to hawgfaninc
Except regime change on behalf of Exxon and ConocoPhillips.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:06 pm to Wee Ice Mon
Link?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:06 pm to hawgfaninc
I think we’re definitely using this as an excuse to limit the influence of Russia/China in South America. Destroying established drug routes/deep state money is a secondary benefit.
Which I support.
Which I support.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:07 pm to Wee Ice Mon
How is cheaper gas and access the world’s largest oil reserves not in the concrete benefit of the United States?
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:08 pm to lurking
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I think we’re definitely using this as an excuse to limit the influence of Russia/China in South America. Destroying established drug routes/deep state money is a secondary benefit.
Which I support.
Trump is a big believe in the Monroe Doctrine. I believe he has a painting of Monroe in the Oval Office.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:08 pm to hawgfaninc
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Link?
No link needed. It’s common sense. It’s about oil. This script is tired.
Drug boats are the new weapons of mass destruction
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:08 pm to hawgfaninc
Doesn’t Congress decide what wars we are distracted by?
Or is he saying his war department won’t attack fishermen without congressional approval?
Oh. Too late.
Or is he saying his war department won’t attack fishermen without congressional approval?
Oh. Too late.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:10 pm to Richleau
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How is cheaper gas and access the world’s largest oil reserves not in the concrete benefit of the United States?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:11 pm to udtiger
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Trump is a big believe in the Monroe Doctrine.
As he should be. Whether incompetency or intentional, China should have never been allowed to operate as they have been in the region.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:17 pm to hawgfaninc
doubt
How much oil does Venezuela have?
Venezuela has roughly 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, or more than 300 billion barrels, according to the Oil & Gas Journal, an industry publication. In other words, that’s how much oil experts believe could be extracted from the country’s territory.
To put that in context, the United States, the world’s top oil producer, has an estimated 81 billion barrels of proven reserves.
Venezuela pumped almost 5 percent of the world’s oil in 1997, but years of mismanagement, underinvestment and U.S. sanctions have squeezed output. The difficulty of extracting the country’s tar-like oil has also complicated matters.
The United States used to buy most of Venezuela’s oil, but that trade stopped in 2019 after the first Trump administration imposed sanctions on the country’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela. Shipments to the United States resumed in 2023, but volumes have remained low. Most of Venezuela’s crude now flows to China.
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How much oil does Venezuela have?
Venezuela has roughly 17 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, or more than 300 billion barrels, according to the Oil & Gas Journal, an industry publication. In other words, that’s how much oil experts believe could be extracted from the country’s territory.
To put that in context, the United States, the world’s top oil producer, has an estimated 81 billion barrels of proven reserves.
Venezuela pumped almost 5 percent of the world’s oil in 1997, but years of mismanagement, underinvestment and U.S. sanctions have squeezed output. The difficulty of extracting the country’s tar-like oil has also complicated matters.
The United States used to buy most of Venezuela’s oil, but that trade stopped in 2019 after the first Trump administration imposed sanctions on the country’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela. Shipments to the United States resumed in 2023, but volumes have remained low. Most of Venezuela’s crude now flows to China.
LINK
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 5:18 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:32 pm to Wee Ice Mon
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No link needed. It’s common sense. It’s about oil. This script is tired.
We want tar oil?
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Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:36 pm to hawgfaninc
Well, the longer Maduro remains in Caracas, the more this becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:38 pm to Toomer Deplorable
Maduro stays = self fulfilling prophecy
Maduro leaves = regime change
Maduro leaves = regime change
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:40 pm to hawgfaninc
*unless Israel says so*
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:40 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Hegseth was clear. We don’t give a shite about the country. We claimed we did in Iraq. The people want regime change? Take it. In exchange we get access to the oil. Simple as that.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:43 pm to hawgfaninc
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Maduro stays = self fulfilling prophecy
Maduro leaves = regime change
So Trump’s declarations that Venezuelan air space was closed and the massive flotilla placed in the Caribbean is simply to play whack-a-mole with drug running speed boats?
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:44 pm to Toomer Deplorable
It’s a siege. And it will work.
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:45 pm to Richleau
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Hegseth was clear. We don’t give a shite about the country. We claimed we did in Iraq. The people want regime change? Take it. In exchange we get access to the oil. Simple as that.
Ah yes, a bureaucrat engaged in doublespeak. Its a good thing I have y'all around to figure out which way the wind is blowing.
Its all about regime change and resources. Same as it was in the middle east. The deep state always wins.
This post was edited on 12/6/25 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 12/6/25 at 5:47 pm to hawgfaninc
Most people see through the gaslighting.
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