Mapping the jungles of Venezuela where Americans will die in Trump’s grift for oil

Trump's Illegal Act of War In Venezuela

In the early hours of January 3, 2026, Trump's regime conducted a large-scale strike on Caracas, Venezuela. They seized Venezuelan Leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and forcibly removed them from their country. Venezuela has declared a state of emergency. Now, Trump has further announced that the United States will “manage” Venezuela going forward, invite oil companies to control its resources, and use those revenues to fund a U.S. occupation. That is not counter-terrorism. That is textbook imperialism. - Quasim Rashid

Five Reasons a U.S. Invasion of Venezuela Would Be a Military and Geopolitical Nightmare - The Lists

58,220 U.S. military personnel died during the Vietnam War. How many Americans will die in Trump's attack on Venezuela for oil? Where is Venezuela? Where are oil fields? Start with this StoryMap.

No Blood For Oil

Call your Senators (especially Republican)  to support Tim Kaine’s bipartisan resolution stipulating that we should not be at war with Venezuela absent a clear congressional authorization. He says he will bring this resolution up for a vote in the Senate next week so let’s flood the phone lines starting today! For Democratic Senators who have already voted in support of this resolution, a thank you message is worthwhile. See related article. - Courtesy Susan Morgan / Indivisible Marin

Complex, costly, and dangerous campaign

The idea of a U.S. invasion of Venezuela sounds simple to some politicians: take down Maduro, bring democracy, secure the oil. But in reality, it would be one of the most complex, costly, and dangerous campaigns the U.S. could attempt. Venezuela isn’t Iraq or Libya, it’s a very different battlefield, surrounded by rivals and wrapped in jungles, politics, and proxy interests. -  The Lists 

1. The terrain is a nightmare for modern warfare.

• The terrain is a nightmare for modern warfare.The country is a patchwork of dense jungle, mountains, flooded plains, and heavily urbanized coastlines.
• Moving troops inland would mean fighting through humidity, disease, and terrain that kills machinery.
• Cities like Maracaibo and Caracas are natural fortresses: dense, chaotic, and impossible to control without enormous civilian casualties.

2. Venezuela’s forces are built for guerrilla war, not conventional defense
3. Logistics would be slow, vulnerable, and expensive
4. The oil fields are a battlefield, not a prize
5. Occupation would lead to chaos, not stability - The Lists

Follow the money

• Venezuela is one of the largest oil producers in the world - Worldometer
• Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE all stand to profit from Trump destroying Venezuela's oil production
• The Strategic Costs of US Strikes Against Venezuela - Stimson
• Adm. Alvin Holsey, is leaving his job as head of the U.S. Southern Command, which oversees all operations in Central and South America has raised concerns about the mission and the attacks on the alleged drug boats. - NY Times
• Why Qatar is bribing Trump - Judd Legum
• UAE's ruling family agrees to $2bn transaction with Trump crypto firm - Middle East Eye
• Uncovering Trump’s ties to Saudi Investment Funds - Democracy forward

Follow the money behind Trump's attack on Venezuela.

TakeAway: Call your MAGA rep to demand they stop Trump's attack on Venezuela to pay back his billionaire donors.

Deepak
DemLabs

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