Huh, they captured rather than killed Maduro

[Aviation Pro]

That’s going to backfire.

Wonder if Maduro offered any resistance.

[no_hypocrisy]

1. This supposed military action reminds me of how the Conquistador

Pizarro kidnapped the King of the Incas in Peru. The King was held in a large jail cell and offered to fill the room with gold if he were released. The offer was accepted and the gold poured in, from floor to ceiling.

And you know what Pizarro did? He kept the gold and killed the King.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Trump is going to force Maduro to give up his oil in return of his freedom.

My guess.

[FarPoint]

6. The oil is not great quality....

As I understand it, it is heavy, we don't have refineries that process this grade of oil....so what is his real goal?

[Baitball Blogger]

7. When has Trump ever looked hard into the details?

[FarPoint]

8. He is just going to loot this entire country....

Was an easy target....

[markodochartaigh]

10. I think that there are refineries on the Gulf of Mxico coast

which refine both Venezuelan (Chevron) and Canadian heavy crude, at least one, Flint Hills, owned by Koch.


https://stillwaterassociates.com/what-more-venezuelan-crude-imports-could-mean-for-the-u-s-crude-slate/

https://www.gregpalast.com/the-koch-brothers-hugo-chavez-and-the-xl-pipeline/

[mwmisses4289]

11. There are also some rare earth minerals.

Resources. Always resources.

[NutmegYankee]

12. We have refineries tailored to that kind of oil.

[travelingthrulife]

13. They also have a lot of minerals

But it is mainly the oil. Doesn't matter if it is heavy oil. Trump considers all oil to be our oil. Our oil overlords are still pissed Venezuela threw them out after they refused to cooperate.

The problem will be that it is both China and Russia's oil source.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Discovery should be epic

[Polybius]

4. I doubt he himself resisted against the Delta Force

But his security team might have tried.

[spanone]

5. Epstein, Epstein, Epstein.

[oasis]

9. Exactamundo!

[Javaman]

14. I wonder if Madurai was in on it. nt

[Melon]

15. Sky news has reported it as a negotiated agreement

Makes some sense as to why they took his wife.

[Easterncedar]

16. Right, and his wife

People were killed in Caracas. We are murderers again. Still. Our history of international crimes continues, whether Maduro “consented” or not.