UNDER THE GUISE OF TWO TREATIES WITH GREENLAND TRUMP SEEKS TO TAKE MILITARY CONTROL OF GREENLAND

When we consider the oil Venezuela is putting in the world market, the invasion of Venezuela was not about oil.  

Numbers are misleading.  This week a massive oil and gas find in the Permian Basin was announced.  In real terms the oil if extracted today would mean, 10 weeks of demand in the entire US.  The natural gas would mean 10 months. 

So how much was found? The USGS said Wednesday it found 28.3 trillion cubic feet of gas and 1.6 billion barrels of oil in the Woodford and Barnett shale formations, part of the larger Permian Basin, which straddles West Texas and New Mexico."

Now think, 1.6 billion barrels would meet only 10 weeks of total US demand. 

The high end of the amount of oil coming from Venezuela is 50 million barrels.  It is nothing.  The estimated 50 million barrels included oil already extracted and sitting in tanks waiting for export.

NO, VENEZUELA IS ABOUT SENDING A MESSAGE TO GREENLAND, WE CAN SEIZE YOUR COUNTRY, SO YOU BETTER NEGOTIATE

THE TREATY OF 1951, PROVIDES THE US CAN EXPAND ITS MILITARY PRESENCE IN GREENLAND WITH NATO CONSENT.

The Venezuela incursion was nothing more than a message to NATO, to get on board or else.

If Trump defies NATO and increases US presence in Greenland, we will have a NATO breach of security initiated by Trump.

Trump is already moving forward on US presence in Greenland.  He has called for upgrading the existing military base, and to make ready the mess hall to receive more US troops.

Trump will argue a loophole which makes this possible without NATO permission.

"The 1951 Greenland Defence Agreement allowed the United States to keep its military bases in Greenland, and to establish new bases or "defense areas" if deemed necessary by NATO. "

NATO is never going to agree an expansion is necessary, unless Trump agrees in writing with permission to expand US military presence Trump will stop claiming he will take Greenland. 

The 2004 Igaliku Agreement stated that the U.S. must inform Denmark and Greenland of any proposed changes.^[

The consensus is, under the 2004 treaty Denmark and Greenland must agree the US military presence is necessary, after NATO gives its permission for the expansion.

Those claiming Trump went into Venezuela  for a few cups of oil, are Trump's best friends.  They are carrying his guise to avoid the truth that it was abount intimidating NATO to consent to expansion in Greenland.