Thanks Simón and Chris: Nice Video! Although I do not think the Trump/Rubio policy can really be called a strategy, I think it has two targets other than the obvious target of Venezuela. The first of these is Colombia where a general election is scheduled for Spring 2026. Rubio is closely tied to the Conservative Party machine of former president Andres Pastrana (as is US Senator Bernardo Moreno). The second is the tripartite Gusano alliance of Florida: the old Cuban base plus the more recent right wing arrivals from Venezuela and Colombia. The Gusano alliance has been shaken by Trump's betrayal of the Venezualans covered by Temporary Protective Status in the USA, but strongly supports military efforts against Maduro and the government of Cuba.
Anthony On Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM Chris Slee via groups.io <chris_w_slee= [email protected]> wrote: > People sometimes ask why Trump allows Chevron to continue operating in > Venezuela. The answer is that if Chevron withdrew, it is likely that a > Chinese company would replace it. Already a large proportion of > Venezuela's oil exports go to China. This would probably increase if > Chevron withdrew. > > Chris Slee > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39466): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39466 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116457844/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
