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2004-03-03

US attacked by Venezuela as opposition grows - Chavez to break ties?

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Posted by rkb 2004-03-03 11:12:35 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Mr. Chavez ought to know something about illegitimacy.

Posted by Hiryu 2004-3-3 11:21:08 AM|| 2004-3-3 11:21:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 So he's going to suspend oil shipments if we were to enforce a trade embargo...is it me, or is that an empty threat? Wouldn't the US, by definition, not be trading w. Venezuela anyway?

Posted by mjh 2004-3-3 11:32:30 AM|| 2004-3-3 11:32:30 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 mjh, he's not targetting us with that message. It's all about vilifing us to build support for himself... the nazis were really good at that re the jews. The only problem is the US is not a weak minority in his country he has control over. He better be careful how far he wants to push us...

It's amazing that this moron can watch what happened in Iraq and Afghanistan and still continue down this path.

Posted by Damn_Proud_American 2004-3-3 11:57:44 AM|| [http://brighterfuture.blogspot.com] 2004-3-3 11:57:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 DPA, It's election year. Looks like Kimmie, Black Hats, and Chavez are all selling Bush short. Has anyone got the Vegas odds?

Misunderestimating the Bush appears to be a normal opposition failing.

Posted by john 2004-3-3 12:46:51 PM|| 2004-3-3 12:46:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey, Hugo...I seem to remember an instance a while back where another local Jefe decided to blame all his problems on a foreign leader he didn't like.
The dumb s**t ended up attacking the Falklands. Went real well for him, didn't it?...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2004-3-3 12:55:44 PM|| 2004-3-3 12:55:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Not to worry! President Kerry will clean all this up when he is elected. he send VP Dean down there and viola! As is well. Maybe he can get that nazi Ashcroft to give me back my bong too!

Posted by Halffull 2004-3-3 1:28:55 PM|| 2004-3-3 1:28:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Last time I saw the numbers (within the last year), the US was getting 15% of its oil from Venezuela. They were the major beneficiary (in % increase), in fact, of a decade of US preference for oil contracts with non-ME / non-OPEC suppliers.

Chavez, if allowed by the Venezuelan citizens, will set them back 50 yrs -- at least.

Posted by .com 2004-3-3 4:00:36 PM|| 2004-3-3 4:00:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 They were the major beneficiary (in % increase), in fact, of a decade of US preference for oil contracts with non-ME / non-OPEC suppliers.

I think Venezuela is an OPEC member.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-3-3 5:20:24 PM|| 2004-3-3 5:20:24 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Yep, BaR, first pref was for non-ME contracts. Second pref was non-OPEC - sorry if not clear. It was also supposed to help US with South American image & improve business contacts. Those evil oil companies often assist US in foreign policy efforts. :-)

Posted by .com 2004-3-3 5:28:42 PM|| 2004-3-3 5:28:42 PM|| Front Page Top

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