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Chris Wright: “The plan today, and I think very likely will not involve US…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Chris Wright: Not the Plan to Put Boots on the Ground

Published | Video Starts at 03:43

The plan is to use the military power that's manning the blockade of the oil so we can stop the criminals and stop our adversaries from taking oil out of Venezuela and have a more orderly, safe process from what's going on. But The plan today, and I think very likely will not involve US Military operations on the ground in Venezuela. This is a partnership with some incentives based on a blockade and a partnership between the interim authorities in Venezuela and the United States government and in oil and gas companies from America and around the world. (03:43–03:51)

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Asserts that US military operations on the ground in Venezuela are not planned.

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