[US intends to strike targets] in Venezuela

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In reply to will25u • 12:45p, 1/3/26
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will25u said:


This is very interesting:
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10:30 PM ET: Chinese officials arrive in Venezuela to meet with President Maduro

This morning DJT promised to continue the flow of oil to China.

Chinese cooperation? This could be part of DJT's ongoing "deal making" with China.
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In reply to Sid Farkas • 12:47p, 1/3/26
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Has that China oil comment been validated? That originally came from some random X post.
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In reply to YouBet • 12:49p, 1/3/26
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YouBet said:
Has that China oil comment been validated? That originally came from some random X post.

No. and upon re-reading it looks like they "arrived in Venezuela to meet with Maduro", not "met with Maduro", so...

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In reply to YouBet • 12:50p, 1/3/26
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YouBet said:
Has that China oil comment been validated? That originally came from some random X post.

I have my doubts too. Trump may be giving some lip service but China does not need to be that involved in VZ and certainly not have unfettered access to their oil.
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Only half the us debt. Lol.

But we aren't taking the oil I bet.

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In reply to will25u • 7:39a, 1/4/26
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will25u said:
Only half the us debt. Lol.

But we aren't taking the oil I bet.




Oil in ground does NOT equal cash in bank.
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In reply to aggiebrad94 • 7:52a, 1/4/26
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aggiebrad94 said:
will25u said:
Only half the us debt. Lol.

But we aren't taking the oil I bet.




Oil in ground does NOT equal cash in bank.


Reserves calculations directly relate to valuation and serve as the primary mechanism for financing though. If this was your typical m&a deal, it would definitely equate to cash in the bank.
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7:17p, 1/4/26
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How they get the classified info is the key here.
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In reply to will25u • 7:44p, 1/4/26
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will25u said:

Not smart to piss off Delta operators.
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In reply to txags92 • 7:51p, 1/4/26
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txags92 said:
will25u said:

Not smart to piss off Delta operators.


It's worse to piss off anybody and everybody who would stand up before Delta even got the chance to act
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In reply to FatZilla • 8:51p, 1/4/26
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Looks like regime change and forever wars are back in the menu, boys!!!
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Always thought he was too weak in foreign policy. Putin should be up next.
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In reply to CjAg05 • 9:27p, 1/4/26
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Always thought he was too weak in foreign policy. Putin should be up next.

Progressive Democrats are more of a threat to our way of life than Russia, instead lets bomb Mexico.
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9:30p, 1/4/26
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Bomb Mexico too. Why be selective?
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In reply to aggiedata • 9:31p, 1/4/26
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I think pic on the right is fake, but I hope not.
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In reply to CjAg05 • 9:33p, 1/4/26
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Bomb Mexico too. Why be selective?

You will have to ask the people in charge. But the people on the ground are happy he is gone.
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Bombing Hugo 4F was psych ops on our part, the image of Hugo's protection or legacy for the current regime is gone, etc
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In reply to will25u • 7:50a, 1/15/26
will25u said:


Good move, but, if those contractors are killed, does that mean our military responds by putting boots on the ground?
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 8:15a, 1/15/26
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I would presume this would mean the opposite. Would allow for kinetic action without having to commit actual boots on the ground. But I'm guessing.
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 8:17a, 1/15/26
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No Spin Ag said:
will25u said:


Good move, but, if those contractors are killed, does that mean our military responds by putting boots on the ground?

So we have our own Wagner group now?
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In reply to AstroAggie15 • 8:20a, 1/15/26
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AstroAggie15 said:
No Spin Ag said:
will25u said:


Good move, but, if those contractors are killed, does that mean our military responds by putting boots on the ground?

So we have our own Wagner group now?


Dude, we always have. Do you not remember Blackwater in Iraq?

Been around for 20+ years.
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In reply to AstroAggie15 • 8:25a, 1/15/26
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No Spin Ag said:
will25u said:


Good move, but, if those contractors are killed, does that mean our military responds by putting boots on the ground?

So we have our own Wagner group now?

LOL. Now? American security companies have better toys than a majority of the worlds militaries.
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In reply to YouBet • 8:53a, 1/15/26
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I would presume this would mean the opposite. Would allow for kinetic action without having to commit actual boots on the ground. But I'm guessing.


My concern is if they get wiped out because he locals (cartels, etc. ) don't like them in their backyard, do we just shrug or shoulders and go, "well we tried," or would their deaths be a good excuse for us to go in, boots on the ground, guns blazing?
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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In reply to No Spin Ag • 9:00a, 1/15/26
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No Spin Ag said:
YouBet said:
I would presume this would mean the opposite. Would allow for kinetic action without having to commit actual boots on the ground. But I'm guessing.


My concern is if they get wiped out because he locals (cartels, etc. ) don't like them in their backyard, do we just shrug or shoulders and go, "well we tried," or would their deaths be a good excuse for us to go in, boots on the ground, guns blazing?


Not sure. I would look at past operations with Blackwater (as an example) to determine what we've done when BW may have been on the bad end of an operation.

I'm assuming that private contractors are going to have more leeway to crack skulls than the official military would and considering these guys are all ex-soldiers and many of them ex-spec ops I wouldn't want to f* with them if they do have that leeway.

Again, I'm guessing. I also started watching The Terminal List last night, so I'm a bit of an expert on this topic now.
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In reply to YouBet • 9:24a, 1/15/26
YouBet said:
No Spin Ag said:
YouBet said:
I would presume this would mean the opposite. Would allow for kinetic action without having to commit actual boots on the ground. But I'm guessing.


My concern is if they get wiped out because he locals (cartels, etc. ) don't like them in their backyard, do we just shrug or shoulders and go, "well we tried," or would their deaths be a good excuse for us to go in, boots on the ground, guns blazing?


Not sure. I would look at past operations with Blackwater (as an example) to determine what we've done when BW may have been on the bad end of an operation.

I'm assuming that private contractors are going to have more leeway to crack skulls than the official military would and considering these guys are all ex-soldiers and many of them ex-spec ops I wouldn't want to f* with them if they do have that leeway.

Again, I'm guessing. I also started watching The Terminal List last night, so I'm a bit of an expert on this topic now.


Oh, well in that case.
There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the later ignorance. Hippocrates
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In reply to YouBet • 10:08a, 1/15/26
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YouBet said:
AstroAggie15 said:
No Spin Ag said:
will25u said:


Good move, but, if those contractors are killed, does that mean our military responds by putting boots on the ground?

So we have our own Wagner group now?


Dude, we always have. Do you not remember Blackwater in Iraq?

Been around for 20+ years.


Blackwater is just the one we've heard of.
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