The US’s oil deal with Venezuela faces multiple legal and logistical problems, including questions about whether it can be implemented

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/71473420

“The Departments of State and War have negotiated a historic opportunity to secure US majority control of more than 65bn barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela at zero taxpayer cost,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.

That is maybe one of the dumbest sentences I have ever read.

I can’t comprehend not realizing if you actually think like this that you need to hide it from other people at least superficially.

  • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 day ago

    “Negotiated” - and all it took was a bit of bombing and shooting and kidnapping and forced regime change and oil theft. It’s like the school bully announcing they’ve negotiated a deal whereby the nerds will give them their lunch money.