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Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)
Sat Mar 14, 2015, 10:13 PM Mar 2015

Video: Venezuelan Armed Forces "defense exercises" against potential US attack on PDVSA

http://analitica.com/actualidad/actualidad-nacional/video-de-ejercicio-de-defensa-ante-posible-ataque-a-pdvsa/#.VQSY7VE-C9g.twitter

Translation:

The president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, ordered on Saturday a military exercise to be held "to mark the defensive points of our country and so that our country is not touched by anyone, not touched by the Yankee boot!" He said.

This activity was practiced in the country against possible attacks from other nations, including the United States.

Below is a video of some of the practices carried out, in this case, an exercise of defense against attacks on the oil industry:




Dang... What a pathetic and poorly scripted display. If Venezuela truly went to war with anyone, be it Colombia or Brazil or Ecuador or the US or what-have-you, they'd lose in the first 5 days.
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Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)
2. Apparently some think the US is still interested in Venezuela's oil
Sat Mar 14, 2015, 11:41 PM
Mar 2015

The reality is, they ARE receiving that oil, and probably at a cheaper price than from any other petrol-exporting nation. And not only that, but the US is basically the only paying for it in hard cash, which has basically been what has kept the Chavista regime afloat. If Chavismo was truly anti-American as they say they are, they would immediately cease selling oil to the US.

 

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)
4. But don't you see? Obviously the US and SaudiA. are causing oil prices to drop to hurt their enemies
Sun Mar 15, 2015, 12:03 AM
Mar 2015

Namely Venezuela and Russia and Iran. It's all obviously a new tactic in what is known as "neo-warfare!" They're intentionally hurting their main export because that would weaken them economically! Nevermind that those countries never decided to diversify their economies more outside of oil products, unlike Norway. And let's no even mention the fact that this obviously doesn't fit with neo-leftist ideals of conserving our natural environment and being more efficient in energy production and less polluting to our environment. Just look at the great model that China is, where most major cities are covered in smog almost at all times, and where there is no notion of regulation whatsoever compared to the developed world.



What's worse is that all the Chavistas and Putin trolls in this site actually believe this bullcrap.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
5. Yeah, let's not modernize either, no solar, no wind, no wave energy...!
Sun Mar 15, 2015, 12:07 AM
Mar 2015

Wouldn't wanna hurt their little feelings!

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