▲ 244 ▼ Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/world@lemmy.world 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments A long-running energy crisis in the island nation reached a breaking point this week, when government officials said they had run out of reserves.
[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (1 child) Except Cuba and Venezuela, who will soon be the USA, and ground zero for resisting the MAGA regime permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (3 children) What makes you think he won't proceed to throw the "illegals" out of these new American states? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 24 points 2 months ago (1 child) Venezuela has a population of Vietnam around the start of the Vietnam War, is 20% larger than Afghanistan, and largely mountain and jungle. America is incapable of invading and occupying them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago they have a difficult time invading iran, its all mountains and deserts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) He'd have to kill them. The blowback would be harder if he tried to get them out. Every south American country would go to war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago Considering the events of the past week, that seems to be the most likely action he'll take. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago hes going to start targeting the same cubans,venezuelans, argentinas that voted him into power the last election. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago (3 children) What makes you think he won't proceed to throw the "illegals" out of these new American states? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 24 points 2 months ago (1 child) Venezuela has a population of Vietnam around the start of the Vietnam War, is 20% larger than Afghanistan, and largely mountain and jungle. America is incapable of invading and occupying them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago they have a difficult time invading iran, its all mountains and deserts. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) He'd have to kill them. The blowback would be harder if he tried to get them out. Every south American country would go to war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago Considering the events of the past week, that seems to be the most likely action he'll take. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago hes going to start targeting the same cubans,venezuelans, argentinas that voted him into power the last election. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 24 points 2 months ago (1 child) Venezuela has a population of Vietnam around the start of the Vietnam War, is 20% larger than Afghanistan, and largely mountain and jungle. America is incapable of invading and occupying them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago they have a difficult time invading iran, its all mountains and deserts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago they have a difficult time invading iran, its all mountains and deserts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) He'd have to kill them. The blowback would be harder if he tried to get them out. Every south American country would go to war. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago Considering the events of the past week, that seems to be the most likely action he'll take. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jrTug_2T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 months ago Considering the events of the past week, that seems to be the most likely action he'll take. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago hes going to start targeting the same cubans,venezuelans, argentinas that voted him into power the last election. permalink fedilink source parent