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mitch96

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21. Yup, follow the money. Venazuela has the largest reserves of oil... Now we control in. Who has the

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Sat May 23, 2026, 03:28 PM

6 hrs ago

equipment to process that heavy oil???? Why the good old USA, of course.
Right there in Louisiana.
It's all about the money. Money is power chips in the world’s poker game...
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We Now Know With Certainty Why Krasnov Invaded Iran - Regime Change [View all] gab13by13 13 hrs ago OP

It is always about power, control, money. Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #1

Yup, follow the money. Venazuela has the largest reserves of oil... Now we control in. Who has the mitch96 6 hrs ago #21

PNAC Lives Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #2

Had Alan Dulles not spearheaded the overthrow of Iran's government in 1953, Iran might be an ally today. Lonestarblue 12 hrs ago #9

I can appreciate Truman's reasoning here, but just like slightlv 12 hrs ago #15

If the Venezuelans realize that Delcy turned Maduro in, those in his inner circle Baitball Blogger 13 hrs ago #3

Absolutely, gab13by13 13 hrs ago #4

I believe it was to Jack the price of oil 100%. It pays off the onshore big oil donors who were next in line first Cheezoholic 13 hrs ago #5

I thought that the position of president in Iran wnylib 13 hrs ago #6

My scorecard looks very different GreatGazoo 13 hrs ago #7

Nice post, I like it, gab13by13 12 hrs ago #10

I like your points about more than oil needs to move through Hormuz GreatGazoo 11 hrs ago #18

And Iranians will never forget . . . AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago #8

Maybe if Democrats regain control of government gab13by13 12 hrs ago #12

And we keep giving them more things to "remember"... Wounded Bear 12 hrs ago #13

Why does the press never challenge Trump when he spews these absurd lies? OGBuzz 12 hrs ago #11

If that indeed was the "plan" it was a stupid plan from the get go. onenote 12 hrs ago #14

Not to mention that gab13by13 12 hrs ago #16

We had better plans when we played army as kids and we were 6 years old. surfered 11 hrs ago #17

Did Kraznov really *think* he could achieve regime change in Iran, then control their oil? Martin Eden 11 hrs ago #19

I think Ahmadenijad is dead. ChicagoTeamster 11 hrs ago #20