That's already taken care of. It's simply not an even semi-credible excuse for the US seizing it. (View Post)

There's then the problem of what to do with the stuff if you ever did get such production in significant volumes. You'd need new export and import facilities, and quite a lot of money spent… (View Post)

. Really ? Compare: No-one will take seriously a weak and divided Europe: neither enemy nor ally. It is already clear now. We must finally believe in our own strength, we must continue to arm ourselv… (View Post)

It's a very poor country, with big budget and balance of payment deficits, and that's with the Venezuelan subsidy. Absent that, it will look very sick indeed. I'm not sure the MAGA cro… (View Post)

I think we have to take them at their word - which is entirely clear, and repeatedly so, that it is about oil. It's certainly not about democracy, given the Chavist regime is left in power so lo… (View Post)