Phil Stewart

I mean, it's really hard to say right now.

You know, it's really, really hard to say.

You would need a crystal ball to know whether or not this is going to devolve into some sort of quagmire that's going to drain US resources or not.

You know, you'd have to have a crystal ball to know whether or not the...

The impact, whether there'll be an impact to America's standing internationally as a result of this or any other follow on actions that could that could happen.

And so right now we're at the precipice of, you know, potentially quite a lot of of impact, you know, that could explain to me what that like what that would look like if there was a lot.

Well, I mean, on the negative side, you could see, you know, if there is a situation where the U.S.

government becomes frustrated.

frustrated with the government in Venezuela, it might require further action.

And that action could become a military action, or it could become something that would drain US resources.

If the United States has to create a subsidized Venezuelan oil industry,

You know, the questions then become about return on investment.

You know, how long would that be?

How many billions of dollars or millions of dollars would the U.S.

need to put up in the short run?

And would there be a payoff?

You know, on the positive side, you know, what does it mean?

You know, what is the advantage to U.S.

citizens?

of having countries close to the United States that have less contact with U.S.