""On the heels of a high-stakes mission inside Venezuela's capital that captured its indicted leader to bring him to justice, President Donald Trump said his goal now was to get major US oil companies access to its huge reserves - even if it means deploying US troops. "We're going to have a presence in Venezuela as it pertains to oil," Trump said in a Saturday press conference at Mar-a-Lago in reply to a question about whether the US military would have a presence there.""
""Venezuela has one of the world's largest proven oil reserves, but deploying US troops to guard its oilfields and aging infrastructure comes with high risks and costs, military experts told Business Insider, and will require a stable security environment. This kind of operation may also require congressional authorization or additional funding. "When you put US troops into a foreign country, there is going to be some resistance unless they are invited,""
President Donald Trump prioritized access for US oil companies to Venezuela's large reserves and suggested a limited US military presence might be needed to protect oil. Venezuela holds one of the world's largest proven oil reserves, but protecting oilfields and aging infrastructure would carry high risks, costs, and require a stable security environment and possible congressional authorization. Deploying troops abroad typically provokes resistance unless invited, according to counterinsurgency experience, with past Iraqi incidents showing pipelines bombed, refineries struck by mortars, and hijacked trucks selling oil on black markets. Venezuelan crude processing challenges and political uncertainty complicate operations further.
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