I mean, that's as old as time, and that'll never change. But the move into Venezuela, I think we should not view this. This was not a move for more oil supply. This was a geopolitical problem of a Country that was a threat to all of its neighbors, a threat to the Western Hemisphere. and a massive economic exporter of guns, of drugs, of criminals, kidnapping of American citizens. This was basically a geopolitical move. (08:11–08:20)
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