00:00It doesn't cost us. It doesn't cost us. It doesn't cost us. The involvement, the U.S. involvement in Venezuela. How much will it cost? Well, it doesn't cost us any money. For example, this oil deal that's happening doesn't cost us any money. On the contrary. And if it opens up. Well, look, I can't. I don't have the numbers. What operation are you talking about? The entire thing? Yeah. Well, these troops are going to be depleted. None of these troops sit in a dry dock waiting for action. They're deployed somewhere in the world. If they're not here, they're somewhere else. Just today, our forces not deployed to the Caribbean seized a boat, a sanctioned boat,
00:29tied to the IRGC that tried to flee from us. That happened somewhere else. We are constantly involved in action. We have boats in the Mediterranean. We have ships in the Middle East. We have ships in the Indo-Pacific. These ships, if they weren't in the Caribbean, they'd be somewhere else conducting activity. That's what the Navy does.
00:44I want to emphasize that question from CNN. The question is never asked how much does it cost when they're in the Mediterranean or the Red Sea or the Indian Ocean or the Pacific. But now that they're in our hemisphere on a counter cartel mission or ensuring that an indicted individual comes to justice, now you're asking the question of cost. It's a disingenuous question to begin with.
01:05You're trying to find any angle possible to undermine the success of one of the most historic military missions the world has ever seen. The level of sophistication that Senate just was briefed on and the House was briefed on a classified level is something only the United States of America can accomplish.
01:22The world is taking notice of that. Certainly Venezuela is taking notice of that. And it continues because two oil tankers, two overnight were seized by the United States of America, stateless or sanctioned because the oil blockade, the quarantine of oil out of unsanctioned or stateless, sanctioned or stateless vessels continues. That leverage will continue as Secretary Rubio outlined.
01:43So our military is prepared to continue this. As you said, the president, when he speaks, he means it. He's not messing around. We are an administration of action to advance our interests. And that is on full display. We're happy to brief the House.
01:59Two quick things. Okay, number one, because we have to go because we've got to brief the House. And if we don't and they're pissed at us, we're going to you guys better defend us. That was because we were talking to you. I'll make one more point. It's a very interesting point. One of those ships that were seized that had oil in the Caribbean.
02:12You know what the interim authorities are asking for in Venezuela. They want that oil that was seized to be part of this deal. They understand. They understand that the only way they can move oil and generate revenue and not have economic collapse is if they cooperate and work with the United States. And that's what we see are going to happen. We've got to go talk to the House.
02:29Is there a challenge to plebidouf?
02:30Is there a challenge to plebidouf?
02:30Is there a challenge to plebidouf?
02:31I apologize.
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