Do you want to understand current U. S. policy toward Venezuela?

[Anonymous]

Here you go:

"If you want to understand U. S. policy toward Venezuela, follow the money to one company: Chevron Corporation.

In 2024 alone, Chevron spent $6.67 million lobbying the U. S. government. The company gave over $8 million to the Republican Party and Trump's 2024 campaign, and was the fourth-largest donor to Trump's inauguration with a $2 million contribution. Altogether, the fossil fuel industry provided $75 million to Trump-aligned PACs.

This wasn't charity. It was investment—and it's paying spectacular dividends.

Chevron is the only major U. S. oil company still operating in Venezuela, where it has maintained a presence for over a century. Operating through joint ventures with Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA, Chevron now produces approximately 25% of Venezuela's total crude output. Experts estimate that Chevron's operations generate nearly one-third of the Maduro government's total oil income—in the ballpark of $500 million per month.

Let that sink in. The same company that donated millions to elect Trump on a platform of "maximum pressure" against Venezuela is simultaneously providing Maduro's government with hundreds of millions of dollars monthly.

How does this work? Through what industry insiders call the "Chevron Model"—a special licensing arrangement that allows the company to operate despite U. S. sanctions supposedly designed to cripple the Venezuelan government.

Chevron is positioning itself to control Venezuelan oil regardless of who governs. The company maintains operations under Maduro while simultaneously supporting opposition forces and regime-change efforts. When "circumstances change"—meaning when a U. S.-friendly government takes power—Chevron will be perfectly positioned to expand operations dramatically."

[Anonymous]

Supreme Court ruled Corporations are human beings which as a direct result allowed SuperPACs in our politics since 2012.
The President of The United States’ campaigns and transition teams (both parties) have been influenced heavily by billion to trillions of assets.

We are taught by mainstream media hacks and corporations that there is a fair justice system however we know that is false given The Epstein File situation redacting corporate whores and we know is false since we literally never see a CEO tried or company hit with a path altering fine for negligence and harm onto consumers or practicing like a Monopoly, reminder that we have Anti Trust Laws on the books and yet never utilize them.

Our country is rigged in ways completely in frontview and we are taught there is a shadow govt controlling everything when it is in front of our eyes because they know they are going to get away with it always including Boeing or Lockheed Martin or Google or whatever else. It is a disgrace especially the tariffs.
Oh and because something is exploited all the time and criminal, doesn’t make it right.
Two wrongs don’t make a right so, hold all accountable for their heinous actions against this country’s people.

[Opinion Owner]

And TAX THE RICH!!! We ballooned our debts by giving the rich 1% tax cuts, subsidies, and welfare.
The 1% today own 30- 31% of the wealth income altogether, We The People barely scratch the surface on our own. These aren’t self made either, it is lobbying efforts, sketchy back deals, and sabotaging the consumer and the worker.

[BonzoInBitburg]

The majority of Venezuelan oil goes to China and the largest investor in Venezuela's infrastructure is also China. Venezuela is owned by China and any attack on Venezuela will have a calculated response. China has built trade routes and infrastructure in over 150 countries while the US has unfortunately burned bridges with every single one of its allies. Venezuela has already chosen which side its on and there is strength in numbers. This is a recipe for economic disaster

[FreyaRed]

Yes. US seeks escalation with any means. Only way to prevent this war would be regime change and giving US corporation what they want. I don't think Venezuela will do that.

[Asker]

Actually, regime change and giving the US corporations what they want, which is mostly oil and money, would not prevent a war. The war that would occur would be the one between ordinary citizens and US troops in Venezuela, pretty much like what happened in Vietnam. This would probably end with the same result as the war in Vietnam ended - with the U. S. defeat. The United States does not seem to understand the fact that people fighting on their own home and grounds for their own friends and family on their own property have a huge advantage over foreign troops. This was proven in the U. S. Revolution. It was proven in Vietnam, nd it would be proven again in Venezuela if that, God forbid, should occur.

The US seems to think that since it spends a trillion dollars a year literally on defense, it should be able to win wars. But the sad fact is that the US has not won a war he has been involved in since World War II.

[FreyaRed]

100+ Chinese hypersoinic anti ship missiles + space reconnaissance data from IR and radar satellites could be problematic for US. I wouldn't be so sure that trillion dollar fleet is the solution for a successful invasion. Especially US doesn't have any land ally in this region that could be used as base for land incursion.
Of course US aims for destabilization and regime change with hands of locals but the truth is, US is hated in south and middle America this make this option rather unrealistic.

[Asker]

Given the current state of the US, the US should be worried about its own citizens deposing its government.

[boundless]

Chevron, ExxonMobil, and BP are the remnants of the companies that had contracts with Venezuela which were violated. All of the above were not justly compensated when Venezuela nationalized the oil industry. So clearly others have an interest in continuing their contractual agreements. Your convoluted scheme doesn't even make sense. Trump is confiscating the oil coming out of Venezuela along with their tankers for the federal government, which would hurt the trade of Venezuela oil... If you believe Chevron wants to lose oil and the ability to ship oil and that they would pay for that to happen so that the US government can confiscate said oil and tankers you're smoking a little too much dope. If a company has a monopoly on Venezuelan oil, it is in their personal interest to continue to maintain that monopoly.

[Asker]

They were allied with the German Nazis? Or the American Nazis presently?

[Asker]

You should try to remember that people in this country have been put in prison for stealing things back from people who originally stole them from them. One crime to avenge a second crime does not wipe out any crimes and instead just creates two crimes.

[boundless]

Your Nazi censorship is hilarious. It lets the world know, that you know you have already lost the war of ideas. It's over for you.

https://x.com/ricwe123/status/2003722093377257733

[Anonymous]

No shit Sherlock. Name a time in HISTORY when "follow the money" didn't apply to a Capitalist regime? You can't. When it comes to ANYTHING having to do with the United States, whether it's private enterprise OR government, all you have to do is "follow the money". Everything else... is BULLSHIT. Nothing but distraction.

[slatyb]

It makes about as much as everything else Trump does.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Back to the future, as America has historically controlled its Southern neighbours through force and economics.

[robocop666]

Always about oil. Any research on gas at all? cause thats in the east of Ukraine where Russian separatists are fighting since 2014.