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COLGATE4

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3. I think it's hilarious that, when faced with proof of the utter ineptitude and

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 31, 2016, 11:00 PM

Jul 2016

calamitous performance of the Chavista's Bolivarian 'revolution' the best you can come up with is the tired allusion to Allende's Chile. How many years ago was that again?

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Obviously all the CIA and Colombia's fault COLGATE4 Jul 2016 #1

Did anyone say "Make the economy scream" again, and "Make sure our hand doesn't show?" n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #2

I think it's hilarious that, when faced with proof of the utter ineptitude and COLGATE4 Jul 2016 #3

Oh, now they don't destabilize and destroy governments? Is that right? Judi Lynn Jul 2016 #4

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Surely you're aware that the global glut in crude oil has hurt Venezuela especially hard, Francis Booth Aug 2016 #6

Actually Maduro did blame the US for producing too much oil and hurting Iran, Ven, and Russia Bacchus4.0 Aug 2016 #7

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