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Venezuelans going to the polls Sunday will be asked to answer an unusually provocative question: Should their government be given a blank check to invade neighboring Guyana, and wrest away three-quarters of its oil-rich territory?

The government of Nicolás Maduro is putting the query before voters, part of a century-old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that is raising tensions in the region and threatening to escalate into a shooting war.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The UK has disputes there, not the US. Either way the aggressor would be Venezuela.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The US considers all of South America within its sphere of influence.

That said, I'm inclined to agree with @nicetriangle that this is just Russian bullshit and and doubt anything will actually happen.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

If it did, I'm sure the US would graciously step in to ensure stability and promote democracy, and not at all to secure US oil interests.

Totally.