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totodeinhere

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20. I don't think that any of the socialist democracies in Latin America that

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 12:56 AM

Jul 2013

offered him asylum will be deterred one bit by the threat of sanctions. The days when this country can push around Latin American countries are largely gone. And if the sanctions did go through any losses would be happily replaced by the Chinese who are working hard to increase their influence in the region. And they have more money to throw around than we do anyway.

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Senate pushes sanctions on nations aiding Snowden [View all] ProSense Jul 2013 OP

Well Russia is helping him at present dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #1

We'll see. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #2

I'm rather hoping dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #3

We'll see. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #4

I'm hoping for a win-win like that as well. nt Union Scribe Jul 2013 #23

stench of hypocrisy arising from the senate and the white house nt msongs Jul 2013 #5

Good thing no one needs a job these days warrant46 Jul 2013 #15

A pathetic bi-partisan attempt at bullying. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #6

It's an ProSense Jul 2013 #7

The public isn't on the side of the NSA and its snooping either. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #9

Apparently, they're not on Snowden's side either. Check the poll you linked to. n/t ProSense Jul 2013 #10

I did. They weren't on Ellsberg's side either. But...they came around. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #12

This is good news, to allow these country to snub their noses at the US, there is a Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #8

And after all we've done for them cpwm17 Jul 2013 #13

You may not have checked before you posted but Bolivia and Venezuela have received aid from the US, Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #16

The US supported terrorist death squads against the Nicaraguan people: the Contras cpwm17 Jul 2013 #18

President Morales has already said that we can take our aid and shove it. totodeinhere Jul 2013 #21

You forgot the sarcasm tag. NuclearDem Jul 2013 #19

Lol. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #22

This is a natural step functioning_cog Jul 2013 #11

Senators Jeff Merkley, Tom Harkin, and Patrick Leahy.. Good. Cha Jul 2013 #14

K & R Scurrilous Jul 2013 #17

I don't think that any of the socialist democracies in Latin America that totodeinhere Jul 2013 #20