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polly7

(20,582 posts)
17. You're very welcome.
Sat May 23, 2015, 05:33 PM
May 2015

That was just a small sampling I kind of clumsily put together. .... there was an amazing amount of information from some really great posters that I wish I'd saved or bookmarked somehow. I believe it's not just about oil, but water and land now, too, perpetual war and the money to be made off it, stopping nations from using currency other than the dollar, enabling large corporations that pretty much own the World Bank and IMF to get in where they were shut out of before, building more and more bases to control Iran, Russia and China and to reap the resources from an unprotected Africa, from which there hadn't been much western control previously. And yes, they're trying hard to destabilize Venezuela - the same old trick - pay and train 'rebels' while undermining their democratically elected gov't. and causing ordinary people to suffer because of food shortages, violence, etc. Venezuela won't be easy, however. Chavez educated his people and got them involved in every level of gov't. They will not give up all the gains they've made since the brutal prior right-wing gov't easily.

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Ah ... the apples to rocks comparison. JoePhilly May 2015 #1
+ 1,000,000,000,000 eom MohRokTah May 2015 #22
not unless you can cogently explain why the comparison isn't apt. cali May 2015 #2
You are 100% correct malaise May 2015 #3
thanks Malaise cali May 2015 #4
There are many similarities, but there are also differences malaise May 2015 #5
thanks. I'd add two more words cali May 2015 #6
And Naomi Klein would agree malaise May 2015 #7
There are several differences BainsBane May 2015 #8
No, it was not a popular uprising. That's been debunked many, many times. nt. polly7 May 2015 #9
Thank you for all the info on another OP. sadoldgirl May 2015 #13
You're very welcome. polly7 May 2015 #17
I didn't claim they were the same. I claimed there are parallels. cali May 2015 #14
I didn't speak for anyone BainsBane May 2015 #20
Then stop telling people that they are unscrupulous in so many words for not caring the boston bean May 2015 #10
Stop putting words in my mouth, bean. It's less than honest.l cali May 2015 #15
helping start the chaos in Syria, was a continuation of intervention in Libya quadrature May 2015 #11
Doesn't dignify a response. joshcryer May 2015 #12
Yeah it's basically the same thing as the invasion of Iraq. Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #16
Logically, I supported action in Libya because a Civil War had broken out... brooklynite May 2015 #18
Please, tell us about democracy. PETRUS May 2015 #25
A murderous dictator is dead at the hands of his own people 4now May 2015 #19
People seem to romanticize the role of the US and our Cal Carpenter May 2015 #21
. MohRokTah May 2015 #23
these Whiz Kids 1. don't ever plan past 6 months and 2. see any group as their employees MisterP May 2015 #24
TOTALLY different. Night and day. MannyGoldstein May 2015 #26
Umm, what? Libya was already in civil war when the NATO bombing occurred. DanTex May 2015 #27
Exactly MaggieD May 2015 #28
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