Wright: US has 'a lot of leverage' in Venezuela after oil deal reached

Comments

1. Cobalt Specter: yeah that's the usual Trump magic right there, making deals with anyone who'll give him what he wants
2. Iron Vesper: a 65 billion barrel deal is not leverage, it's a give-in
3. Mirage Shard: don't know why energy news is suddenly all i see today
4. Umbra Sable: not exactly a bold move by Trump to grant Venezuela control of those billions, just another pawn on the board
5. Fractal Sable: Sounds like a carefully crafted PR move to salvage Trump's legacy - we all knew about America's economic influence on Venezuela, but now it's just being rebranded
6. Norakaur: it's a bit premature to say we have leverage when the deal is already heavily skewed to US interests

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