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21. The oil money will go to the oil companies.

Reply to Traildogbob (Reply #10)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 08:37 PM

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It will not go to the American people.

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Numerous House Democrats Praise Trump's Capture of Maduro: 'Venezuelans Deserve the Promise of Democracy' [View all] totodeinhere Saturday OP

I agree with you. And what gives us the right to do this, even if the end is as desirable spooky3 Saturday #1

I keep getting flashbacks PatSeg Saturday #15

What? BurnDoubt Saturday #40

Huh? Wiz Imp Sunday #91

"What's to stop some other nation from violently overthrowing our government?" True Dough Sunday #102

I would never vote for any representative that is ok with this kidnapping and fake war charges kimbutgar Saturday #2

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She is pandering to Venezuelans in Florioda choie Saturday #41

Maduro needed to go mikewv Saturday #4

He may have needed to have been overthrown choie Saturday #42

Whoever the US installs is just as illegitimate fujiyamasan Sunday #50

You should have lots of issues with this. stevegc 14 hrs ago #109

Welcome to the board! mikewv 9 hrs ago #110

Venezuela's domestic politics are a matter for the Venezuelan people stevegc 6 hrs ago #113

What self-determination? pcdb 9 hrs ago #111

Concur mikewv 8 hrs ago #112

Would you like Russia to bomb and invade your country to "save you" from Trump? stevegc 6 hrs ago #114

House members are constantly in reelection campaigns. underpants Saturday #5

Yes, this is reps playing politics to their own constituents. Its unavoidable. nt BootinUp Saturday #11

"Have we learned no lessons from the debacles in Iraq and Iran?" sop Saturday #6

With all due respect, I feel like this is the more truthful statement. OldBaldy1701E Sunday #60

This ought to help our supreme court. bluestarone Saturday #7

Here are the full statements from each of those cited in the article. chowder66 Saturday #8

Trump has done these same things to his own citizens as well. travelingthrulife Sunday #67

Who are you calling "nitwits"? Cha Sunday #97

Hm. I wonder. MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #98

So the rage bait headline doesn't accurately reflect what Democrats actually said. lapucelle Sunday #79

Of course it doesn't. LisaM Sunday #92

Thank you very much for actual information. betsuni Sunday #84

Mahlo for Posting the FULL STATEMENTS of Our DEMS, Cha Sunday #96

Call it what it is: A slippery slope. Then justify it. nt BootinUp Saturday #9

Zero dollars Traildogbob Saturday #10

The oil money will go to the oil companies. totodeinhere Saturday #21

You are wrong Traildogbob Saturday #22

We aren't the world's policeman, he said Easterncedar Saturday #12

How about some fucking democracy in the United States !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Saturday #13

I know Maduro was a dictator who was pocketing the oil money for himself AZProgressive Saturday #14

If the U.S. takes over Venezuela it will be 10 times worse than it is now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Saturday #16

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Or BE retired. BurnDoubt Saturday #39

AMEN! choie Saturday #43

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Dump every Dem who empowers chump. BidenRocks Saturday #19

Yep!!! Yep!!! Yep!!!! BurnDoubt Saturday #38

The Fascist-in-Chief should be impeached for this, not praised!! InAbLuEsTaTe Sunday #105

This article was written by Sean James, don't trust it yliza Saturday #20

Do they actually think Trump is going bring democracy to Venezuela? hadEnuf Saturday #23

They are so breathtakingly stupid. travelingthrulife Sunday #65

I never was LilElf70 Sunday #75

Democracy at the point of a bayonet is no democracy. nt Xipe Totec Saturday #24

I sure as hell hope the new Dem majority in 2027 has spines and the courage to call out crimes. Fiendish Thingy Saturday #25

Thus, such kind of Representative tell me to NEVER FarPoint Saturday #26

Britain and Canada came out agreeing to the regime change yaesu Saturday #27

One, that's not why he did it, and two, that's not the right way to do anything. (nt) William Seger Saturday #28

This is bullshit it is not up to us to go around the world blasting into other moniss Saturday #29

They don't care about the regime. Hell, Trump wishes he could execute half of us. travelingthrulife Sunday #68

Lots of guys out there who've done what Maduro has and more.... paleotn Saturday #30

We are so fucked. orangecrush Saturday #31

Democracy? LisaL Saturday #32

DWS who ended Sanders' campaign for POTUS in '16 AllyCat Saturday #33

Wasn't she involved with Al Franken resigning. BidenRocks Saturday #44

I thought that was Gillebrand but who knows what DWS AllyCat Saturday #46

Not sure what DWS had to do with Franken fujiyamasan Sunday #55

It was the official pile on. BidenRocks Sunday #56

Who is Weinstein? lapucelle Sunday #82

Harvey mahina Sunday #87

Who is this mysterious Weinstein who decreed that there was "no humor left for bawdiness"? lapucelle Sunday #85

Harvey mahina Sunday #88

How does that tie in to DSW? N/T lapucelle Sunday #89

This is Trump we're talking about. It's just a concept of a promise of democracy. LudwigPastorius Saturday #34

Not To Cast Aspersions On Elected Democrats, But The Name "Charlie Brown" Does.... ColoringFool Saturday #35

Fuck NO!!!!!! BurnDoubt Saturday #36

Simon Bolivar Is Spinning Mightily Tonight. Not Because.... ColoringFool Saturday #37

Our country is garbage angrychair Saturday #45

Numerous House Democrats róisín_dubh Saturday #47

I miss the good old days when our rare involvement in regime change was done Marie Marie Saturday #48

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WTAF???? LearnedHand Sunday #51

Venezuelan expats hate Maduro. RandySF Sunday #52

Yep it all comes back to "all politics is local" fujiyamasan Sunday #54

The US? Learn something?? OldBaldy1701E Sunday #61

Imagine if you will . . . Aussie105 Sunday #53

Primary them! Indyfan53 Sunday #57

Plus, everything that trump is involved in becomes a disaster. C Moon Sunday #58

The stupids in charge. Mawspam2 Sunday #59

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Boo-boo-boo ......... nt Hotler Sunday #63

All of these people need to go. travelingthrulife Sunday #64

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Pfft...Democrats will probably get outlawed this year tonekat Sunday #69

23 out 24 Dem senators (plus Buttigieg) said the way Trump did it was wrong muriel_volestrangler Sunday #70

Maduro is bad. Trump is far worse. travelingthrulife Sunday #74

Trump is far worse than Maduro? Polybius Sunday #86

Rapist, conman, bombs other countries ... muriel_volestrangler Sunday #90

Maduro definitely succeeded Polybius Sunday #100

Way worse AZProgressive Sunday #99

I don't think Jair Bolsonaro is worse than Maduro either Polybius Sunday #101

We are now a train full clowns Javaman Sunday #71

When are those Democrats going to come take out our illegitimate president?? When? Tick tick tick tick..... Clouds Passing Sunday #72

Since when have politician cared about democracy?! It's about the oil. JustKay Sunday #73

Venezuela is the next Afghanistan. Military industrial complex must be fed. /nt bucolic_frolic Sunday #76

The story goes from numerous to several to doc03 Sunday #77

Praising the unprovoked attack of a sovereign nation makes us no better then Russia dlk Sunday #78

I now realize why the men in congress won't stand up to F45. F45 is a baby and the men in congress have never raised a in2herbs Sunday #80

Yeah, because it worked out so well in Iraq. dugog55 Sunday #81

I don't know enough about it somsai Sunday #83

I suppose I wouldn't be so alarmed at this if it wasn't such a crazy idiot who was behind it. ificandream Sunday #93

More democrat bashing bullshit Wiz Imp Sunday #94

The definition of CLICKBAIT. The title says "numerous" Democrats and the article says "some" Democrats. Martin68 Sunday #95

I Wouldn't Go as far as to praise Trump but... Darnell1972 Sunday #103

WTF?!?! InAbLuEsTaTe Sunday #104

Did they or did they not say they wanted this before it happened? If not, why are they suddenly saying this is so great? Doodley Sunday #106

On the hook for either petro dollars or Venezolano votes or both Ursus Rex Sunday #107

Way to cozy up to a dictator Miguelito Loveless Sunday #108