Man of little faith

🚨 HARD REALITY: Venezuela's "shortcut" to oil does NOT exist 🚨

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✅ WHAT IS TRUE

✔️ Trump has explored the path of Venezuelan oil as a geopolitical and energy tool. This has been publicly discussed with the private sector at various points.

✔️ Major U.S. oil companies have NOT committed to massive investment in Venezuela.
There are no announcements of checks, projects, or schedules. No firm commitments.

✔️ The Venezuelan oil industry is devastated:
• Collapsed infrastructure
• Production far below historical levels
• Lack of spare parts, skilled personnel, and maintenance
👉 Recovery requires billions of dollars and years, not months.

✔️ The biggest obstacle is risk:
• Legal insecurity
• Political risk
• Sanctions
• History of expropriations
Oil companies only enter if there are clear rules and legal protection. That does not exist today.

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❌ WHAT IS NOT TRUE / NOT VERIFIED

❌ There are no verified textual quotes from executives saying phrases like:
• "Geopolitics is not our business"
• "We only talk about money"
• "A cold response like ice" (this is narrative, not a quote)

❌ ABC News did NOT publish a literal transcript of a closed meeting with direct quotes from CEOs.
👉 This is editorial interpretation, not a verifiable journalistic record.