Venezuela has accused Donald Trump of making a “colonialist threat” after he said the airspace around the country should be considered closed.

The country’s foreign ministry called Trump’s comments “another extravagant, illegal and unjustified aggression against the Venezuelan people”.

The US does not legally have the authority to close another country’s airspace, but Trump’s online post could lead to travel uncertainty and deter airlines from operating there.

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    Maybe we could liberate a certain modeling agency based there and nothing else. Besides, I’m sure the women in this country would rejoice if that were to happen. ;-)

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    I mean it’s basically just declaring war. It’s the US acting unilaterally to attack a foreign nation for no reason at all. Granted that’s nothing new, but at least with Iraq and Afghanistan, Bush got permission from Congress through the Iraq Resolution (and the AUMF Against Terrorists Act in Afghanistan’s case) before he actually invaded. I get the feeling Trump isn’t even going to ask, he’s just going to attack Venezuela, get dragged into a war, and die.

    Then again, Obama attacked Libya without congressional approval, and while Congress could have done something about it, they didn’t.

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    Fuck this nazi shit country of the united christofascist goat fucking america

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    Every single fucking MAGAt, including Barron, should be lining up at the US Army recruiting offices signing up for 11 Bravo.

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      And every single liberal should be protesting this in all the ways they’ve been saying Russian civilians ought to.

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    If I were you, I would get out of Venezuela! - Our President.

    Then shuts down their airspace and starts blowing up boats.

    No escape from the christofascist murderers.

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    He’s desperate to use anything he can to declare martial law, either by triggering mass anti-war protests or simply using the war as an excuse to suspend elections.

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    Just so it’s clear, Venezuela has ample oil, and holds one of the world’s top ten supplies of fresh water.

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      Didn’t they also heavily develop a lithium extraction industry in the last decade or so?

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        Actually they have the largest proven oil reserve in the world, although it is a composition that needs more processing to turn into fuel. Which may make it unique for precursors for certain plastics, pharmaceuticals or advanced materials.

        Top estimated reserves are:

        1. Venezuela 48 Gm³
        2. KSA 42 Gm³
        3. Iran 33 Gm³
        4. Canada 26 Gm³

        As for gas reserves, it’s

        1. Russia 47.8 Tm³
        2. Iran 33.5 Tm³
        3. Qatar 24.3 Tm³
        4. USA 9.1 Tm³