[mlmonkey]

Such a shame that a country with the world's largest proven oil reserves is so much in debt and poverty.

Lesson for the rest of the world is: you go against the USA, prepare to suffer.

Of course, s/USA/China/ or s/USA/Russia/ above in a few years time.

[ErneX]

We are not in the shithole we are because “we went against the USA”. The US was our biggest business partner. Our problem was we elected a coupster moron that destroyed our economy. It was our own doing.

[mlmonkey]

You skipped the part where the "coupster moron" and his buddies pissed the US off by nationalizing oil industry and kicking the American companies out. That's what I am referring to.

[ErneX]

We already nationalised the oil industry in 1976. You must be referring to something else.

And who do you think was extracting oil these years there? Chevron is one of them.

[jauntywundrkind]

Sounds like we were maybe made for each other (alas alas alas).

[ErneX]

We are geographically close and we always had good relations that were beneficial for both before these thugs came to power. The so called revolution just ruined Venezuela and caused the biggest exodus in the hemisphere. Maduro being captured and jailed was a blessing and something we’ve been hoping to happen for many years.