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15. They're sitting on the biggest oil reserves in the world. Just like the Saudis, they can pay others

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 10:22 PM

Jun 2012

To supply the know how, workers and manufacturing for them. The Saudis love buying our planes and weapons.

I see peace at last between the socialist paradise of Hugo and the capitalist oligarchs of America. Whoopee!

Okay, I'll shut up now. Welcome to DU. I'm not always such an ass, hope you enjoyed it...

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Venezuela says building drones with Iran's help [View all] Zorro Jun 2012 OP

Et tu, Hugo? I thought only Obama did this. EOM. n/t freshwest Jun 2012 #1

God bless Chavez. Best leader in all of the America's. harun Jun 2012 #2

WHo is he going to spy on ? his friends? may3rd Jun 2012 #5

Like his "friends" in Columbia? boppers Jun 2012 #20

why? Bradical79 Jun 2012 #47

Chavez uses Venezuela's rich natural resources to improve the lives of the 99% harun Jun 2012 #51

You bet!! He needs drones to see when the next coup will be attempted by the US. Oil rich nanabugg Jun 2012 #69

Oh, yeah and one more thing: Technology makes the Monroe Doctrine null and void! nanabugg Jun 2012 #70

This is a joke. Any one of us can build a drone. stevenleser Jun 2012 #3

The what does Iran have in drone technology that the south american country needs to know about toy may3rd Jun 2012 #4

That is a very good question and why I find the subject of the OP Laughable. stevenleser Jun 2012 #6

Won't get much credit for using your brain on this one. harun Jun 2012 #8

Oh I use my brain to reject dog whistles and emotional language just fine thank you. nt stevenleser Jun 2012 #27

It was announced at Venezuela's state military factory. joshcryer Jun 2012 #10

According to this story the drone is unarmed. FarCenter Jun 2012 #31

Yet rather than announce it at an airplane factory, it was the military factory. joshcryer Jun 2012 #58

I find your self-assuredness to be laughable. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #19

You can flail your arms all you want, it is still a simple remote control plane. stevenleser Jun 2012 #28

I see you are determined to stay on message. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #34

LOL. stevenleser Jun 2012 #35

I can tell you why. boppers Jun 2012 #21

Yep, and a lot of that in this thread. Some folks freak out when they see the word stevenleser Jun 2012 #40

Remote plane tech is easily available. Igel Jun 2012 #29

According to Mr. Leser, OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #36

LOL! stevenleser Jun 2012 #37

All of this is 60's era technology stevenleser Jun 2012 #38

Psst! Don't say that! It's not as sexy as the Skynet analogy, you know? Just roll with it. freshwest Jun 2012 #13

It's easy to know who not to take seriously on this stuff. Anyone who freaks out over drones stevenleser Jun 2012 #39

I agree. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #43

At last, we are in agreement. nt stevenleser Jun 2012 #44

Cheers. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #45

I could just picture them sitting there with Elmer's glue and balsa wood Dash87 Jun 2012 #7

Wow, just think of all the jobs that could be created here making those for them. freshwest Jun 2012 #14

ITT: Drones become a good thing. joshcryer Jun 2012 #9

ITT: People who don't have emotional reactions to words are amused. boppers Jun 2012 #22

I find it amusing that in that other thread you chastized Chavez... joshcryer Jun 2012 #23

He can run all the RC planes he wants, why not? boppers Jun 2012 #24

He announced it at the factory, dude, that's precisely what they're doing. joshcryer Jun 2012 #25

You are really cracking me up. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #33

Any of those posts could be mistaken. But I don't trust Chavez to be truthful on this one. joshcryer Jun 2012 #48

You don't trust your own opinion, evidently, bitchkitty Jun 2012 #55

It's impossible to know what to trust when it comes to the Venezuelan government. joshcryer Jun 2012 #60

So? They are a sovereign nation and those are not WMD... octothorpe Jun 2012 #50

Pretty much. joshcryer Jun 2012 #52

It's the 21st century. Try to keep up. boppers Jun 2012 #54

LOL, "satellites" = "drones." joshcryer Jun 2012 #61

1980 called. They want "Star Wars" back. boppers Jun 2012 #71

I aim for a free, if monitored, society. boppers Jun 2012 #53

I don't think a "monitored society" is particularly free. joshcryer Jun 2012 #57

"...U.S. prosecutors are investigating drone production..." Ha! That's rich... truth2power Jun 2012 #11

That's about the embargo, probably. joshcryer Jun 2012 #17

The investigation will likely provide more commerce for American manufacturers of drones. freshwest Jun 2012 #41

Can this be true? Eastern Winds Jun 2012 #12

They're sitting on the biggest oil reserves in the world. Just like the Saudis, they can pay others freshwest Jun 2012 #15

"...U.S. prosecutors are investigating drone production in Venezuela,..." unkachuck Jun 2012 #16

It's called sanctions, countries can arbitrarily do business with other countries... joshcryer Jun 2012 #18

Sanctions are for pussies Mosaic Jun 2012 #49

"likely to heighten U.S. anxiety over his socialist government's role in the region" Nihil Jun 2012 #26

I don't know what's worse unreadierLizard Jun 2012 #30

Ahem... bitchkitty Jun 2012 #32

I can tell you what's worse Nihil Jun 2012 #68

Also, look for a moon shot in 2013. Robb Jun 2012 #42

In American Graffiti, they, oh wait, not THAT kind of moonshot? stevenleser Jun 2012 #46

neeef nur... right wing dumbasses trolling DU fascisthunter Jun 2012 #56

Hypocrites finding drones fine if a "leftist" uses it. joshcryer Jun 2012 #59

Using them isn't the problem, arming them is. harun Jun 2012 #62

So you're OK with unarmed drones going up all over America? joshcryer Jun 2012 #64

It's just a more cost effective way of spying than the current sattelite surveillance harun Jun 2012 #65

Can't disagree with you there. Especially when a Latin America socialist hero is doing it. joshcryer Jun 2012 #66

Drones are creepy surveillance state machines. Comrade Grumpy Jun 2012 #63

DIY Cruise Missile cantbeserious Jun 2012 #67