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GiqueCee

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6. Excuse me, Senator...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 08:04 AM

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... but that's VENEZUELAN oil. In 1975 Perez compensated the American oil companies for their investments when he nationalized the country's vast oil reserves, and invited them to share in the wealth by providing technical advice and services. The shitshow that followed is another story. And the oil reserves remain largely under-utilized, and the people of Venezuela have thus far received bupkis.

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