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lapfog_1

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9. nothing unites a nation more than an attack from the outside

Reply to sop (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 02:01 PM

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Venezuela can field a force of around 330,000 ( 109,000 regular army plus reservists and other police forces ).

I am certain they would get a large amount of logistical support from both Russia and China. Weapons, etc.

This move kills any moral high ground the US has in relation to Russia / Ukraine.

This is all about oil... and the relatively undeveloped oil fields in Guyana that Venezuela wants to annex.

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