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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela's assylum offer: linked to screwing with Morales' flight? [View all]geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)39. The Bolivarians believe it's better to be our enemy
than to be our friend. Their choice.
Consequences? Venezuela's economy is having trouble, and the US has no incentive to help their situation. To the contrary, a small push at the wrong time to be economically harmful to Venezuela and politically very harmful to the Bolivarians.
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Venezuela's assylum offer: linked to screwing with Morales' flight? [View all]
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2013
OP
Do you think it bodes well for Snowden that the offer is based on "screwing" the U.S.?
ProSense
Jul 2013
#3
Perhaps, but a superpower doing its best rabid dog immitation is scary to @#$% with
MannyGoldstein
Jul 2013
#22
I don't know, but that is the first thing I thought when I read the news. nt
ZombieHorde
Jul 2013
#27
Morales should just take his presidential plane back and taxi him to Venezuela.
morningfog
Jul 2013
#32
It was probably icing on the cake after the US refused to accept the legitimacy of Venezuela's
Starry Messenger
Jul 2013
#36