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Americans should be concerned about the fine print on Trump’s new oil deal

Headline from The Fulcrum

So, it was a war for oil after all. On social media Friday, President Trump announced that the United States and Venezuela have struck an agreement for “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY.” The whole thing is appalling, starting with the all-caps.

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  1. Billings Gazette

    Trump's imperial smash-and-grab isn't constitutional or moral | Jonah Goldberg (opens Billings Gazette)

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    So, it was a war for oil after all.

  2. The Fulcrum

    Americans should be concerned about the fine print on Trump’s new oil deal (opens The Fulcrum)

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    The Fulcrum's feed description

    So, it was a war for oil after all. On social media Friday, President Trump announced that the United States and Venezuela have struck an agreement for “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY.” The whole thing is appalling, starting with the all-caps.

  3. Triblive

    Jonah Goldberg: Americans should be concerned about the fine print on Trump’s new oil deal (opens Triblive)

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    So, it was a war for oil after all.

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