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Politics : A Real American President: Donald Trump -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: didjuneau who wrote (456856)	1/4/2026 3:27:12 PM
From: didjuneau	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 458172

The Venezuelan Oil Narrative is PURE THEATRE renegaderesources.pro The Real Reason the Pentagon Approved Venezuela: Critical Minerals and Adversary Expulsion (no mention of election meddling or renegade CIA, but plenty of good supplemental reasons) No need to panic. Delcy & Jorge Rodriguez are still the certifiable step children of Carlos the Jackal. The CIA made its play to keep them in power and continue business as usual. Trump, Rubio, Hesgeth et al were able to leverage her intel & snatch the Maduros along with three… — Benjamin Paul (@Benjami21431358) January 4, 2026

To: didjuneau who wrote (456856)	1/5/2026 12:17:26 AM
From: didjuneau	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 458172

JD Vance: You see a lot claims that Venezuela has nothing to do with drugs because most of the fentanyl comes from elsewhere. I want to address this: First off, fentanyl isn't the only drug in the world and there is still fentanyl coming from Venezuela (or at least there was). Second,… — JD Vance (@JDVance) January 4, 2026 You see a lot claims that Venezuela has nothing to do with drugs because most of the fentanyl comes from elsewhere. I want to address this: First off, fentanyl isn't the only drug in the world and there is still fentanyl coming from Venezuela (or at least there was). Second, cocaine, which is the main drug trafficked out of Venezuela, is a profit center for all of the Latin America cartels. If you cut out the money from cocaine (or even reduce it) you substantially weaken the cartels overall. Also, cocaine is bad too! Third, yes, a lot of fentanyl is coming out of Mexico. That continues to be a focus of our policy in Mexico and is a reason why President Trump shut the border on day one. Fourth, I see a lot of criticism about oil. About 20 years ago, Venezuela expropriated American oil property and until recently used that stolen property to get rich and fund their narcoterrorist activities. I understand the anxiety over the use of military force, but are we just supposed to allow a communist to steal our stuff in our hemisphere and do nothing? Great powers don't act like that. The United States, thanks to President Trump's leadership, is a great power again. Everyone should take note.