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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela’s Food Shortages Trigger Long Lines, Hunger and Looting [View all]ieoeja
(9,748 posts)4. We are doing it to them on purpose.
The United States tried the usual coup strategy. But Chavez outwitted the US. So we switched to market manipulation to bring down the Venezuela government. Chave is gone, but even if he were still there I'm not sure there is much he could do short of implementing a full scale dictatorship and simply forcing people to raise the necessary crops. Cuba has proven that communism can work even if it does not work as well as people may want.
Venezuela is being forced to abandon socialism. They can go either communist or unfettered capitalist. Not sure the geniuses running our national security realize that they may be pushing Venezuela to embrace full scale communism. It seems our national security apparatus is becoming increasingly myopic.
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You seriously believe that after the failed coup attempt, we decided to do ... nothing?
ieoeja
Aug 2015
#8
so our government is incompetent in other foreign intervention attempts but ninjas in VZ?
Amishman
Aug 2015
#33
What specific actions are the US government taking that is causing Venezuela problems?
Freddie Stubbs
Aug 2015
#20
Don't work for the NSA. Of course, if I did I wouldn't admit it. I certainly wouldn't answer you.
ieoeja
Aug 2015
#22
The Ven government implemented the price controls and exchange rate, not the US nt
Bacchus4.0
Aug 2015
#35
Those poor people. With national wealth largely concentrated in the hands of a few, much of the
Hortensis
Aug 2015
#2
And here goes another victim of the American foreign policy disaster, destroy rape and pillage.
Dont call me Shirley
Aug 2015
#11
This rash of American foreign policy started waaaaaaayyyyyyy before Obama.
Dont call me Shirley
Aug 2015
#14
With all the military involvement in the toppling of gvts all over the world, no doubt it's a spawn
Dont call me Shirley
Aug 2015
#29