01/08/2026
"During conversations led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Trump administration told Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez that the country must cut ties with China, Iran, Russia and Cuba, and agree to partner exclusively with the US on oil production, the officials said."
So the US action in Venezuela was to detain and capture a US criminal? Looks a lot like we are converting Venezuela into a colony or territory of the US. What's the plan moving forward with our adversaries? If the oil fields in Venezuela are so aged and inoperative, why is China not investing in the oil production infrastructure? Interestingly, oil tankers are en route to China and were stopped by us. Russian oil tankers, too? Apparently, we have a blockade of oil departing Venezuela.