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Originally Posted by Mighty Chin
Chavez hates Bush so much that he sells the US his OIL.
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It's not about the US as a country - it's about the current admin ie Bush
Chavez is running the only democratic country out of all top oil producing nations and was elected on the basis of swinging the profit benefits of oil around - not to see nice share values in boardrooms, but to benefit the poor in Venezuela (and where the country needs to address poverty) - that can gain popularity - not just with the poor, but also the wealthy.
Never checked for the current price, but gas is selling around 12 cents/gallon in Venezuela and Chavez "appears" to have no problem selling oil to whoever needs it (tho the pressure is on in that oil demand far outstrips supply capability eg China alone is likely to want a sixfold increase in supply within around 10 years) - despite that, if a nation is in "need" and wants oil - he will supply at a beneficial price.
There is one hell of a lot of propaganda bullshit about Chavez - and it's obvious where this is coming from. At the same time - only my
- I don't trust Chavez, but in the same way there is no reason to trust ie Bush, or any leader of a nation. I don't know these people - not many people do know them to be in a position to give qualified judgement. They are all politicians, tho some have more of a need to spew bullshit to keep poll ratings up than others.