"We don't have anyone on the ground, MacCallum interrupted. This operation, it was less than two and a half hours long. It's much more similar to what we did with Noriega in Panama or even what President Obama did with Gaddafi in Libya. This is an extraction operation. He's the head of the snake, and the snake is still there to a certain extent. But isn't it better to remove the head, at least to start the process?"
"Do Americans want us to be doing this, to be running and controlling and occupying Venezuela? he asked. Is that in our interest? Does that make health care cheaper? Does that make housing cheaper? Does that make us stronger as a country? And after 20 years of quagmire and failed nation-building"
"A tremendous amount of money will have to be spent and the oil companies will spend it, and then they'll get reimbursed by us or through revenue, he told NBC News."
President Donald Trump authorized an operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and expressed interest in Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, saying he informed top oil executives about Maduro's forthcoming ouster. Trump suggested the United States would reimburse oil companies for rebuilding Venezuela's energy sector. Maduro appeared in federal court in New York and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges. Representative Jason Crow questioned whether the United States should be running, controlling, or occupying Venezuela and whether such actions address domestic needs. Fox News host Martha MacCallum compared the raid to Noriega in Panama and Gaddafi in Libya and labeled it an extraction operation; MacCallum also claimed most U.S. drug overdoses come from Venezuela and Colombia, a claim Crow disputed.
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