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theacharnian ,
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All if this for a bunch of fucking hydrocarbons.

deadbeef79000 ,

Only as a means of acquiring USD (which is what oil is traded in).

Venezuela’s currency is failing, USD is wealth beyond compare.

Lophostemon ,

I’m not sure I understand the background to this but if it ain’t Venezuelan territory then WTF are they doing trying to muscle in on it?

deegeese ,

Dictator’s playbook is to start a war to steal your neighbor’s resources. If you win, you’re a hero to nationalists and have a new revenue stream for you and your cronies to pillage.

Saddam in 1991

Putin in 2022

Maduro in 2024

Altofaltception ,

Netanyahu in 2023

fluxion ,

Maybe they were counting on Brazil giving their army access through more accessible terrain? But wtf would Brazil allow that?

The entire reason such an oil rich country is desperate for new oil is because of their shitty corrupt government of imbeciles making stupid decisions, so maybe it was just another instance of that?

Lophostemon ,

Yup. Dickheads galore.

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