Venezuela votes on claim to Guyana controlled oil region- The Next Major Military conflict?

Allowing larger countries to unilaterally attack & attempt to annex the territory of smaller countries is not a good precedent. That goes for Russia trying to steal Ukrainian land, Venezuela trying to steal this land or Israel trying to steal Palestinian land. it's a shame that the USA & UK give so much support for one of those examples because it dilutes their moral standing in opposing the others.

I wouldn't want to be around the Venezuelan embassy today.

Can Venezuela even afford a war?

Its a whole load of nothing

Its just a referendum to affirm their claim that X should be mine

Like Argentina voting to affirm their right to Las Malvinas.. it wouldnt mean theyd actually do something.about it.

Or if we voted to affirm our right to rockall... it would not lead to war. Disputed territories happens all over the world without actual war, Venezuela do not have the funds or stability to pursue an outward war

Honestly, compared to the Armed Forces of Guyana, even the Venezuelan military in its current state is vastly superior. Heck, even the Irish Defence Forces would probably be able to beat Guyana in the field, they'd have the advantage in numbers and air superiority.

The big question is whether not just the US but also the UK, Netherlands and France, all of whom have territories in the area, would simply stand by. French Guyana, and France's space launch facility in Kourou, is about an hour's flying time away, and you can bet that France is not going to take any chances with such a strategically important facility being that close.

Now that they have oil they should become wealthy.

US military to carry out exercises off the coast of Guyana and it's air space Starting today