House Republican Says We Need To Go In' Venezuela Because It Will Be a Field Day' for Oil Companies

"Maduro is not a brave boy. So now that he has understood that he's on that very nefarious list of the terrorist organization, that the airspace above Venezuela has been closed off, and the commercial airlines from the United States are not flying, he's understanding that we're about to go in. He understands that he is he has been our enemy for the last 25 years."

"Venezuela, for those Americans who do not understand why we need to go in, for three basically, for three reasons. You're on Fox Business. Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day because there will be more than a trillion dollars in economic activity. American companies can go in and fix all the oil pipe, the whole oil rigs and everything that has to do with the Venezuelan petroleum companies or everything that has to do with oil and the derivatives."

"In recent months, President Donald Trump has bombed Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean that he alleges were carrying drugs and narcoterrorists. At least 80 people have been killed in the strikes. The Trump administration has provided no evidence to justify the bombings, which are legally dubious, regardless. Notably, Venezuela is not a producer of fentanyl. This week, the Trump administration designated Maduro as a member of a foreign terrorist organization called Cartel de los Soles, which some experts say may not actually exist."

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said the United States must and will go into Venezuela and called for the removal of President Nicolas Maduro. She said Maduro is not like Fidel Castro and claimed he understands he is on a terrorist list and that U.S. commercial flights and Venezuelan airspace are restricted. Salazar said Venezuela would be a field day for American oil companies, predicting over a trillion dollars in activity as U.S. firms repair pipelines, rigs, and petroleum infrastructure. The Trump administration has bombed Venezuelan vessels in the Caribbean, killing at least 80 people, provided no evidence for the strikes, and designated Maduro as linked to a group called Cartel de los Soles, a designation some experts question.

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