Other aspects
- Signals that it is ok for China to take Taiwan?
- Sends message to other unfriendly Latin American regimes to fall in line
- Less negotiating power for Canada in regards to US needing Canadian oil
I do hope that this does not turn into another Iraq and that Venezuelans actually...
I also found this take interesting (tldr: instead of oil, it is about rare earths and countering Iran, China, Russia):
https://renegaderesources.pro/p/the-venezuelan-oil-narative-is-pure
I like how the floor plans that @irviniteeee shared from summer 2024 (first post in this thread) show the outline on the 1st floor of the toilets on the 2nd floor.