Kasz216 said:
osed125 said:
Kasz216 said:
kupomogli said:
Start spreading rumors that the country has a large untapped oil reserve. That's why the US attacked Iraq, even if they say it's for other reasons.
I guess all we can hope is that it passes over quickly and doesn't escalate.
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A) No that wasn't why the US attacked Iraq. The USA didn't even end up getting a lot of the Iraqi oil. It mostly went to the Chinese.
B) Venezuela does have a shit ton of oil... and it's not a secret. It's part of the huge mismangement of the country under Chavez and Maduro, because they more or less gave the stuff away to countries they liked like Cuba.
The Venezulian people could be rich... the problem is... Having a poor underclass that requires government handouts makes a more consistant voting block for a socialist government party.
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The management is SO bad that 10 years ago Venezuela was in second place of countries who exported oil to the U.S, last time I checked it was number 9.
And even more dire, Venezuela is importing gasoline (let that sink in for a moment).
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Well it's not like they HAVE to export the oil to the US to make money.
They could export it to all kinds of non-US allied nations and make money.
It's just they more or less decided to give it away to various countries for political benefits that never really manifested.
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In both an ironic and somewhat truly noble gesture, they were giving some of it away to Americans. Specifically through the help of Citgo, they were making heating oil and kerosene available to low-income households. I remember the ads.
