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Originally Posted by CaptainMidnight
Then why did you deem it necessary to launch into silly statements such as, "Unless you love blowback...," etc.? Who loves blowback? And who said anything about nation-building or aggressively intervening in Venezuela? No one has even hinted at an argument in favor of anything like that.
Then why try and paint Hugo as bad? Especially if his people elected him and love him?
And concerning "political reality," you will note that I simply said the situation in Venezuela is clearly not good. I did not say that we could (or should) try to change it.
Clearly not good for who? There are parts of our country where the situtation is not good.
Nevertheless, you should understand that what goes on in other countries affects us all. And it should be clear to you that a strong and stable Venezuela would be good for us, even if you personally "don't give a rat's ass."
They had a 'strong and stable Venezuela' , under Hugo. We got our oil but our oil companies did not get their cut. Therefore he was vilified.
Economic, currency, and trade interactions are things that people who want to be successful global investors need to make an effort to understand.
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People that want to be successful global investors need to understand current/future political reality/trends.
If you do not think that we meddle on other countries affairs so that global investors can make a better return on the money....well then you would not understand my point. My point was we do and it is very costly, IMHO.
