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tanigororo:
Any evidence beyond western report or you were their?

No mind am. They just consume disinformation like the gullible lot that they are. Initially, they said it was 100k protesters killed, then they reduce am to 50k and finally to 30k, oga which one is it? They’re just lying because their coup attempts all failed woefully.

Obapluto:
oga stfu.. which report u want? It was fking clear

You are an epitome of Gullibility

Mattswaggz:
Seems like securing Venezuela first was a strategic move

Applying sound strategy is part of warfare..... we've even seen countless times where strategy won over numbers(huge armies) and sheer power(attack power).

Just see this one say stealing is a strategic move

I wished Africans leaders can wise and free ourselves from our slave masters. imagine declaring the took Venezuela for just few weeks which that huge sum of amount, now Imagine a great nation like Nigeria and other nations that they have been stealing their oil. Chai

Mattswaggz:
Seems like securing Venezuela first was a strategic move because even before US attacked the Maduro led Venezuela government they already had tensions with Iran and a lot of people would've wondered why they went ahead to attack Venezuela first before Iran and here is the reason and it does look like a classic chess move.

I've been telling some monikers here that US has the luxury to play a long game with Iran or apply more brutality in their attack but they keep on arguing needlessly.....they can keep the blockade and just feel the impact a little while the impact of Iran losing revenues from oil sales daily will be immense on them.

The US were well aware that conflict with Iran can affect oil prices and availability hence they secured somewhere they could get a good amount of oil.... somewhere that would've naturally not sell to US if they had shortages because their allies were mostly in the east.....That move also reduced the global impact of oil shortages with Venezuela oil now in the market to cushion the effects of Shortage from the middle east.

Applying sound strategy is part of warfare..... we've even seen countless times where strategy won over numbers(huge armies) and sheer power(attack power).

I am satisfied that op was not in support of any doctrine. But he cannot justify Monroe doctrine or any gunboat diplomacy as part of American influence in their continent.

Africa and Asia are not part of America, yet their gread has no bound. Regime change for disadvantageous economic gains are their major objectives.

Liberals cover it up with religion and warped justice, conservatives do same with brute force and impunity.

But why are gullible Africans cheering for them

The history of the founding of America speaks about how evil they have been and will always be.

Trump is a liar; the war has severely impacted the US economy. Surging Fuel Costs: The conflict has added hundreds of dollars to annual household expenses. These costs are felt directly at the pump and indirectly as businesses pass transportation and distribution costs onto consumers, driving up grocery and airfare prices. Elevated Borrowing Rates: Inflationary pressures and broader economic uncertainty have driven up mortgage rates and borrowing costs, pricing many Americans out of the housing market.Supply Chain Bottlenecks: Disruptions in key raw materials, such as helium, which is critical for semiconductor production, threaten downstream shortages in goods ranging from automobiles to appliances. The US is in trouble! Please see the link below: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/business/economic-damage-iran-war-vis

The US military now has only inventory left for one last strike. https://www.cfr.org/articles/the-iran-wars-hard-lessons.

US Military losses in Iran: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5889060-iran-war-toll-us-aircraft/

https://time.com/article/2026/05/12/US-ammunition-shortage-iran-war/


The US is also having problems borrowing money. The US is broke, so everything they do comes from money they borrow through their bond market. Debt to GDP has gone MAAAAAAAAAAD! https://news.northeastern.edu/2026/05/15/us-debt-to-gdp-ratio/ For every $1 the US generates it needs to borrow $0.27 cents to add to the dollar to pay debt. The only thing Nigeria should be learning from watching the US is "WHAT NOT TO DO!

dederocs:
Islamic jihadists terrorism have killed millions in middle east, Africa, Nigeria, raped thousands of school girls, forced them into child bride, and is pushing the world to a global war.

Who trained, financed, radicalized and weaponized the terrorist? Have you trying to find that out ?

Mattswaggz:
Read to understand and not just to reply....the increments of prices were well expected and moves to cushion it have been made but in the case of Iran losing revenues from oil which is their major source is more brutal..

What moves ? Name them.

You better be living in America and living the reality of this cushions that was implemented.

You people just come online and just type for the sake of it.

HacheNoire:
That’s not an exaggeration, it is a lie to cover up US losses.

Blatant lies upon lies!

Trump said many times that he hate smart people… but he loves people that believes everything he says for a reason.

Saudi is the second largest producer of oil in the world and makes only 150-250 bn YEARLY. Producing 10-12m barrels.

Venezuela’s capacity is only 1m-1.5m, now tell me how 600bn is generated in such a short period without investment into increasing their crude production?

US is the largest oil producer at 13m barrels, yet the entire market is only worth 350-400bn

I wonder how he made 600bn in Venezuela oil lol …

[quote author=sunboy post=139500615]Trump love people like you… let me help you.

Saudi is the second largest producer of oil in the world and makes only 150-250 bn YEARLY. Producing 10-12m barrels.

Venezuela’s capacity is only 1m-1.5m, now tell me how 600bn is generated in such a short period without investment into increasing their crude production?

I’m waiting… You have spoken well.

Lmao

Save Iranian citizen my foot. If we let them come here na then you go know say na resources they're after. Awon osinwin.

RealityKings1:
Yes, I'm confused too. I thought the mission was to save the Iranian citizens and not kill them

QuinQ:
Get some education below

Half education is always bad! Or your biases cloud your judgement.


In 2007, PDVSA bought 82% percent of Electricidad de Caracas company from AES Corporation as part of a renationalization program. Subsequently, the ownership share rose to 93.62% by December 2008.[16] Assets of ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips were expropriated in 2007 after they declined to restructure their holdings in Venezuela to give PDVSA majority control; Total, Chevron, Statoil and BP agreed and retained minority shares in their Venezuelan projects.[[color=#006600][/color][b][/b]17] As of 2026, Exxon and Conoco still have billions of dollars in outstanding claims,[18] with Exxon fighting to reclaim their losses in international court as early as 2008.
So, from above, what is different from what I said? Companies that agreed were compensated while American companies refused and their assets were seized.
Even if that nationalization was the excuse, the oil being stolen now by the US, was it being given to Exxon and Conoco?
Continue excusing US behavior!

Localordinary:
I wished Africans leaders can wise and free ourselves from our slave masters. imagine declaring the took Venezuela for just few weeks which that huge sum of amount, now Imagine a great nation like Nigeria and other nations that they have been stealing their oil. Chai

Unfortunately, that "wise up" is still far from what I can see.

sunboy:
What moves ? Name them.

You better be living in America and living the reality of this cushions that was implemented.

You people just come online and just type for the sake of it.

Seems like your intent is just to attack regardless.....It best we call it a day here because I don't want to be stressed.

Firstcitizen:
Just see this one say stealing is a strategic move

Nairaland boasts of the most mentally conquered Africans.

mfm04622:
Half education is always bad! Or your biases cloud your judgement.


In 2007, PDVSA bought 82% percent of Electricidad de Caracas company from AES Corporation as part of a renationalization program. Subsequently, the ownership share rose to 93.62% by December 2008.[16] Assets of ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips were expropriated in 2007 after they declined to restructure their holdings in Venezuela to give PDVSA majority control; Total, Chevron, Statoil and BP agreed and retained minority shares in their Venezuelan projects.[[color=#006600][/color][b][/b]17] As of 2026, Exxon and Conoco still have billions of dollars in outstanding claims,[18] with Exxon fighting to reclaim their losses in international court as early as 2008.
So, from above, what is different from what I said? Companies that agreed were compensated while American companies refused and their assets were seized.
Even if that nationalization was the excuse, the oil being stolen now by the US, was it being given to Exxon and Conoco?
Continue excusing US behavior!

Keep.mining ChatGPT. Is Venezuela the only country with oil in South America? They ILLEGALLY stole US oil through nationalization in Chaves pursuit of his communist agenda. Now US is LEGALLY managing their oil. Everything is agreed to and signed by both countries! It is Trump that tries to talk tough when the truth is that it is a purely business agreement. NOT that US is walking into Venezuela and taking their oil!

QuinQ:
Keep.mining ChatGPT. Is Venezuela the only country with oil in South America? They ILLEGALLY stole US oil through nationalization in Chaves pursuit of his communist agenda. Now US is LEGALLY managing their oil. Everything is agreed to and signed by both countries! It is Trump that tries to talk tough when the truth is that it is a purely business agreement. NOT that US is walking into Venezuela and taking their oil!

The oil belongs to Venezuela!
The oil companies assets belongs to the shareholders, not the US government! Big difference.
Each govt have absolute right on how to manage resources in their country!
There are other companies that were given the same offer. Why was it that it is only US companies that rejected it?

mfm04622:
The oil belongs to Venezuela!
The oil companies assets belongs to the shareholders, not the US government! Big difference.
Each govt have absolute right on how to manage resources in their country!
There are other companies that were given the same offer. Why was it that it is only US companies that rejected it?

My friend don't forget Venezuela is NOT a defeated country by any stretch and that they have a very powerful military, neither was there any regime change. It is exactly the same regime minus Maduro. The VP who was next in line of succession took over and rebuked Trump publicly about abducting Maduro, also saying they wouldn't take orders from Washington (see below). Since then Trump has been trying to sound like he runs Venezuela when it is totally a business deal that benefits both countries, duly agreed to and signed by both with a bunch of lawyers involved!

Enddy50ty:
Very intelligent and strategic guy. He already has a plan behind every move he makes, unlike the drug cartel leader we have that depends on borrowing from left, right and center.

He may move to biyafura land soon, kidnap the governors, then still all the resources


I hope you write what you wrote again, by that time

Talking nonsense 😎

Mattswaggz:
Seems like your intent is just to attack regardless.....It best we call it a day here because I don't want to be stressed.

Not attacking, just want to learn sir. That’s why I said list the cushions that were put in place.

Kukutente23:
Be quiet!!
Which yeye projection
Did the minister of finance not later come out to debunk the lie
Why then did the budget perform at a measly 30%
Stop advertising your ignorance

You talk from two sides of the mouth all the time. First comment was the relationship between meeting revenue projection and borrowing which I replied.

Next you shift to budget performance which is not related to the first issue that you raised. No further reply.

judging from the comments above, Nigerians are truly terrible people, and I love the fact that we are getting the kinda leadership we deserve..

Mattswaggz:
Seems like securing Venezuela first was a strategic move because even before US attacked the Maduro led Venezuela government they already had tensions with Iran and a lot of people would've wondered why they went ahead to attack Venezuela first before Iran and here is the reason and it does look like a classic chess move.

I've been telling some monikers here that US has the luxury to play a long game with Iran or apply more brutality in their attack but they keep on arguing needlessly.....they can keep the blockade and just feel the impact a little while the impact of Iran losing revenues from oil sales daily will be immense on them.

The US were well aware that conflict with Iran can affect oil prices and availability hence they secured somewhere they could get a good amount of oil.... somewhere that would've naturally not sell to US if they had shortages because their allies were mostly in the east.....That move also reduced the global impact of oil shortages with Venezuela oil now in the market to cushion the effects of Shortage from the middle east.

Applying sound strategy is part of warfare..... we've even seen countless times where strategy won over numbers(huge armies) and sheer power(attack power).

What poo are you spewing? Are you here to justify taking the resources of an unconnected sovereign nation to fight a stupid war.

How about US taking over the entire African resources so as to have enough war chest to fight with China.

Vision101:
You talk from two sides of the mouth all the time. First comment was the relationship between meeting revenue projection and borrowing which I replied.

Next you shift to budget performance which is not related to the first issue that you raised. No further reply.

You better go back to school or call your school to refund your fees
Just imagine how you're disgracing yourself
So budget performance has nothing to do with revenue in your own economics study
Abeg go and sit down my friend

sunboy:
Not attacking, just want to learn sir. That’s why I said list the cushions that were put in place.

Isn't the post itself an example..... doesn't it make sense now that the US first Secured Venezuela before going for Iran?.

Mattswaggz:
Seems like securing Venezuela first was a strategic move because even before US attacked the Maduro led Venezuela government they already had tensions with Iran and a lot of people would've wondered why they went ahead to attack Venezuela first before Iran and here is the reason and it does look like a classic chess move.

I've been telling some monikers here that US has the luxury to play a long game with Iran or apply more brutality in their attack but they keep on arguing needlessly.....they can keep the blockade and just feel the impact a little while the impact of Iran losing revenues from oil sales daily will be immense on them.

The US were well aware that conflict with Iran can affect oil prices and availability hence they secured somewhere they could get a good amount of oil.... somewhere that would've naturally not sell to US if they had shortages because their allies were mostly in the east.....That move also reduced the global impact of oil shortages with Venezuela oil now in the market to cushion the effects of Shortage from the middle east.

Applying sound strategy is part of warfare..... we've even seen countless times where strategy won over numbers(huge armies) and sheer power(attack power).

I told some people this but out of foolishness, they kept arguing that US has spent so much of their tax payers money on this war......Strategic move..If idiotic Iran likes, let them continue, US is ready to prolong it and strecth them , to zero . Well, let the war continue till Iran is destroyed

Mattswaggz:
Isn't the post itself an example..... doesn't it make sense now that the US first Secured Venezuela before going for Iran?.

None of it makes sense. American oil giants are not comfortable to go in with their money (yet)

You just don’t kidnap people’s president, even if part of the government wanted it to happen.

And that has got nothing to do with cushioning anything at home. Infact, the US is currently selling its strategic reserve to other countries just to make sure there’s still oil around the world, not to cushion anything for ordinary Americans.

He also said it on the tv recently that he doesn’t care about the issues with AMERICANS … he only care about the war in Iran.

CLOUDRepublic:
You are tooooo slow.
All that nuclear weapons allegations are wild lies

Of course we all know that. Nuclear weapon is just a reason to keep them in check.