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When Joe Scarborough asked - "When you say, quote, we're going to run everything, that obviously causes deep concerns because of the disaster in Iraq.'

trump said - "Joe, the difference between Iraq and this is that [George W.] Bush didn't keep the oil. We're going to keep the oil. In 2016, I said we should have kept the oil, it caused a lot of controversy. Well, we should have kept the oil."

Is this just bluster or the beginning of a new quagmire?

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-scarborough-venezuela/
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Raw Story

Morning Joe reveals he had private chat with Trump after Venezuela attack — and it shocked

MS NOW's Joe Scarborough spoke to Donald Trump for the first time in months after the attack on Venezuela — and the president doubled down on controversial remarks he had made nearly a decade ago.The "Morning Joe" host said he'd spoken to the president about a half dozen times since his return to th...

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@FinchHaven@sfba.social replied · 5 days ago

@AkaSci

Reality begs to differ:

"Most of Venezuela’s crude is extra-heavy oil, closer in consistency to asphalt than gasoline.

To produce it at scale, companies need the following:

1) Specialized drilling equipment

2) Upgraders to turn thick crude into exportable oil

3) Constant maintenance to keep wells from clogging

4) Special chemicals (often imported) to thin the oil so it can flow

Thus, while Venezuela still has massive amounts of proven reserves, it lacks a functioning system to extract, process and ship it.

Over the past two decades, that system has all but fallen apart, based on decisions inside and outside the country"

Trump simply does *not* know what he's gotten himself into...

Here: https://www.investopedia.com/why-does-venezuela-struggle-with-oil-production-despite-having-the-worlds-largest-reserves-11879080

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 5 days ago

Is this just bluster or the beginning of a new quagmire?
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Bsky post by Adam Parkhomenko ‪@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social‬
“The money will be controlled by me”

With embedded post by Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States! I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan, immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

DONALD J. TRUMP
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — Bsky post by Adam Parkhomenko ‪@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social‬ “The money will be controlled by me” With embedded post by Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over between 30 and 50 MILLION Barrels of High Quality, Sanctioned Oil, to the United States of America. This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America, to ensure it is used to benefit the people of Venezuela and the United States! I have asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to execute this plan, immediately. It will be taken by storage ships, and brought directly to unloading docks in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter! DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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@helianthropy@tech.lgbt replied · yesterday

@AkaSci When I hear “unloading docks” I’m imagining he’s thinking of literal barrels of oil. Is this still a thing?

Bruce Mirken

@BruceMirken@mas.to replied · 5 days ago

@AkaSci And what even is the point, since the U.S. is a net exporter of oil?

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 5 days ago

Is this a test of how gullible and self-destructive trump supporters are?

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Post by Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump

Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT — Post by Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Pregnant Women, DON’T USE TYLENOL UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, DON’T GIVE TYLENOL TO YOUR YOUNG CHILD FOR VIRTUALLY ANY REASON, BREAK UP THE MMR SHOT INTO THREE TOTALLY SEPARATE SHOTS (NOT MIXED!), TAKE CHICKEN P SHOT SEPARATELY, TAKE HEPATITAS B SHOT AT 12 YEARS OLD, OR OLDER, AND, IMPORTANTLY, TAKE VACCINE IN 5 SEPARATE MEDICAL VISITS! President DJT

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@AkaSci@fosstodon.org replied · 3 days ago

Funding for international adventures and quagmires is being lined up to come from tariffs (i.e., from U.S. consumers), a whopping extra 500 billion dollars per year to "build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been 'entitled to.'"

The Military-Industrial Complex must be feeling positively giddy.

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Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to." — Bsky post by Aaron Rupar ‪@atrupar.com‬ Trump: "I have determined that, for the Good of our Country, especially in these very troubled and dangerous times, our Military Budget for the year 2027 should not be $1 Trillion Dollars, but rather $1.5 Trillion. This will allow us to build the 'Dream Military' that we have long been entitled to."

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