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Re: Our next Vietnam [message #96535 is a reply to message #96525] |
Tue, 04 March 2008 07:39 |
TCB
Messages: 1261 Registered: July 2007
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Not a bad idea (the burro bit), but one thing that always blows my mind is
that developed nations assume developing nations will do what the developed
world wants automatically. I mean, look where the oil and natural gas is.
Nigeria, the Persian Gulf, Central Asia, and more and more is being found
in Brazil to add to the huge reserves in Venezuela. You work in that business,
the Saudi national oil company is more corrupt than Mexico or Brazil by multiples,
it supports a far, far more repressive and decadent regime with its profits,
and it is every bit a nationalized oil monopoly. We're cozy as lice with
them, but when Chavez decides to be a nationalist and demand more money for
the oil they happen to have, I figure that's their right. We're energy junkies
(as is western Europe), and if the price of a fix goes up either we pay the
dealer of start to sweat and scratch a lot.
But I like the burro idea,
TCB
"Mr. Simplicity" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
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>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:47ccd45a$1@linux...
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>> I bet Hugo Chavez uses Vista.
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>> TCB
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>I think it's time we got pictures of Chavez in a compromising threesome
with
>Raul Castro and an inflatable Che.....and maybe a burro or something.
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>I thik this would be much more practical foriegn policy down in that part
of
>the world.
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>We can just let the machismo of the masses take care of the rest.
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Re: Our next Vietnam [message #96546 is a reply to message #96535] |
Tue, 04 March 2008 15:46 |
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My points exact. as soon as we (US)become cozy with, then they are our best
friends.
"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote:
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>Not a bad idea (the burro bit), but one thing that always blows my mind
is
>that developed nations assume developing nations will do what the developed
>world wants automatically. I mean, look where the oil and natural gas is.
>Nigeria, the Persian Gulf, Central Asia, and more and more is being found
>in Brazil to add to the huge reserves in Venezuela. You work in that business,
>the Saudi national oil company is more corrupt than Mexico or Brazil by
multiples,
>it supports a far, far more repressive and decadent regime with its profits,
>and it is every bit a nationalized oil monopoly. We're cozy as lice with
>them, but when Chavez decides to be a nationalist and demand more money
for
>the oil they happen to have, I figure that's their right. We're energy junkies
>(as is western Europe), and if the price of a fix goes up either we pay
the
>dealer of start to sweat and scratch a lot.
>
>But I like the burro idea,
>
>TCB
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>"Mr. Simplicity" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
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>>"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:47ccd45a$1@linux...
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>>> I bet Hugo Chavez uses Vista.
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>>> TCB
>>>
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>>I think it's time we got pictures of Chavez in a compromising threesome
>with
>>Raul Castro and an inflatable Che.....and maybe a burro or something.
>>
>>I thik this would be much more practical foriegn policy down in that part
>of
>>the world.
>>
>>We can just let the machismo of the masses take care of the rest.
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