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by pastor_elm 2662 days ago
> In a statement, U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino faulted Venezuela for the latest incident.

>“The Venezuelan Navy aggressively stopped ExxonMob‎il contracted vessels operating under an oil exploration agreement with the Cooperative Republic of Guyana in its Exclusive Economic Zone,” he said, saying Guyana had the right to explore there and urging Venezuela to respect international law and its neighbors’ rights.[0]

[0]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-guyana-venezuela-oil/vene...

Two months later Donald Trump is trying to oust Maduro for being 'undemocratically elected' while simultaneously praising communist Dictators in South East/East Asia.

Yeah, has nothing to do with American oil interests.