OOPS! Does Chavez have WMD's? Is this another reason to start a war? What Bush? Bring back the draft?

Question

I would offer that other countries are just sick and tired of us. I foresee the same type of actions being instituted by other countries..
one by one
little by little.

May 2, 2007
JOSE, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela stripped the world's biggest oil companies of operational control over massive Orinoco Belt crude projects on Tuesday, a vital move in President Hugo Chavez's nationalization drive.
US . companies ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Britain's BP, Norway's Statoil and France's Total agreed to obey a decree to transfer operational control on Tuesday, although the

OPEC nation complained ConocoPhillips was somewhat resistantPresident Chavez has ordered us to take full control over the sovereignty of our oil, and we are doing that today," Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez told state television at the oil installations shortly after midnight after a hero's welcome from the workers.

"In this very instant our oil workers are taking control of each of the areas of each of the installations."
Industry analysts fear Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA could ultimately run into production and safety problems when it loses the management and technology of the experienced majors.
Still, Chavez hailed Tuesday's takeovers as the South American nation reclaiming its sovereignty.
"The wheel has turned full circle," he said. "Long live PDVSA, long live the workers of PDVSA."

humm hj
looks to me that the only one 'stealing' is the Bush administration. but then that is always the way the US has worked after all.

Answer 1

We are supposed to live in a democracy What could be more democratic than the people owning the vital goods and products ?

We in Canada and the US as well pay a lot of lip service to things but we see the same old fuedal fifedoms of merry old England in the 10th century - but with running water and clean peasants -

I wish we could do that up here

Answer 2

And another Castro wannabe throws his 2 pesos in.
What is about these socialist dreamers that makes them so totally incapable of learning from experience.
Socialism does not work, it has never worked, it will never work, it totally runs counter to human nature. Why would anyone break his back working when no matter what, he or she could never rise any higher. The State owns everything, the State controls everything and the peasants have nothing to say about it.

Answer 3

Great. Let them. We'll learn to be more careful and not invest in such countries. The cost of their actions will be measured in decades to come, not in the time of a nationalistic speech.

We should have pulled out the second he started making such noises. Short-sighted decisions for political power always back-fire, and I believe this is one of them.

Everyone who deserves it will suffer. We will because we invested in such a country. The companies will because they've lost their assets in that country for investing in it. Venezuela will because no nation with any brains will ever invest in them again (or at least until Chavez is dead and buried).

Good deal, all of it. Reality rocks!

Answer 4

We're bringing back the draft!!

My fellow Democrat Charles Rangel (D-NY) has an active bill on the floor to reinstate the draft!! You can read about it on his web site (link below).

Take that Republicans!! Now the Iraqi's will have to deal with Libs and my fellow Dems first hand. =)

Answer 5

Moron, democrats tried to bring the draft back already, only 2 dems voted for it. It's dems who always suggest the draft.

Perhaps you think it's ok to steal property and money from people, that wouldn't be surprising, all socialists do.

Answer 6

Draft? Just for liberal wed wetters!

Answer 7

Liberals are always concerned about what other countries will think of us. I bet you are also concerned about what other people think of all you new clothing purchases.