SunshineGirl · 36-40, F
Exxon and Shell are "not going to invest single-digit billions of dollars, much less tens of billions of dollars", without physical security, legal certainty and a competitive fiscal framework.
All of which Trump has effectively destroyed by flouting international law and prioritising his personal vanity above consensus.
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sree251 · 41-45, M
@Convivial
Ok, but what was I "not quite correct" about in my post below in bold?
Henry Ford is part of American history. American companies were great places to work for after WW2 all the way till tech came onto the scene. Now, life can be brutal.
I think I missed the " after WW2" bit.... But even then Ford and GM supplied vehicles to the German army during WW2 through their Opel subsidiary... Not to mention IBM's punch card technology which allowed the tracking of those destined for the camps
Ok, but what was I "not quite correct" about in my post below in bold?
Henry Ford is part of American history. American companies were great places to work for after WW2 all the way till tech came onto the scene. Now, life can be brutal.
ElwoodBlues · M
tRump said he captured Maduro because Maduro was trafficking "colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs" into the United States, fueling the overdose deaths of "countless Americans" (tRump's own words in quotes).
So what does Venezuelan oil tankers & oil reserves have to do with drug trafficking??
BTW, according to the US National Drug Threat Assessment, Venezuela plays a relatively limited role in bringing cocaine to the U.S. and has virtually no link to the trafficking of fentanyl — the synthetic opioid that causes most overdose deaths.
https://www.dea.gov/documents/2025/2025-05/2025-05-13/national-drug-threat-assessment
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93n4nx5yqro
So what does Venezuelan oil tankers & oil reserves have to do with drug trafficking??
BTW, according to the US National Drug Threat Assessment, Venezuela plays a relatively limited role in bringing cocaine to the U.S. and has virtually no link to the trafficking of fentanyl — the synthetic opioid that causes most overdose deaths.
https://www.dea.gov/documents/2025/2025-05/2025-05-13/national-drug-threat-assessment
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93n4nx5yqro
sree251 · 41-45, M
@ElwoodBlues
You are behind on the news cycle, Elwood. The whole world has moved on from that segment of the Trump Show.
tRump said he captured Maduro because Maduro was trafficking "colossal amounts of deadly and illicit drugs" into the United States, fueling the overdose deaths of "countless Americans" (tRump's own words in quotes).
You are behind on the news cycle, Elwood. The whole world has moved on from that segment of the Trump Show.
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LeopoldBloom · M
There's no point. Venezuela's infrastructure would take years to repair, and the oil is heavy sour crude used mainly for asphalt.
dubum · 51-55, M
I hope he will keep every other oil company out from Venezuela except tthose of China and Russia
Convivial · 26-30, F
Suppose they gave a war and no body came ...?
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