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In reply to the discussion: Venezuela says building drones with Iran's help [View all]joshcryer
(62,266 posts)18. It's called sanctions, countries can arbitrarily do business with other countries...
...for any reason whatsoever. Because we've embargoed Iran we can disagree with Venezuela getting drone technology from them and sanction them and whatnot.
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You bet!! He needs drones to see when the next coup will be attempted by the US. Oil rich
nanabugg
Jun 2012
#69
Oh, yeah and one more thing: Technology makes the Monroe Doctrine null and void!
nanabugg
Jun 2012
#70
The what does Iran have in drone technology that the south american country needs to know about toy
may3rd
Jun 2012
#4
That is a very good question and why I find the subject of the OP Laughable.
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#6
Oh I use my brain to reject dog whistles and emotional language just fine thank you. nt
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#27
Yet rather than announce it at an airplane factory, it was the military factory.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#58
You can flail your arms all you want, it is still a simple remote control plane.
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#28
Yep, and a lot of that in this thread. Some folks freak out when they see the word
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#40
Psst! Don't say that! It's not as sexy as the Skynet analogy, you know? Just roll with it.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#13
It's easy to know who not to take seriously on this stuff. Anyone who freaks out over drones
stevenleser
Jun 2012
#39
Wow, just think of all the jobs that could be created here making those for them.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#14
Any of those posts could be mistaken. But I don't trust Chavez to be truthful on this one.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#48
It's impossible to know what to trust when it comes to the Venezuelan government.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#60
"...U.S. prosecutors are investigating drone production..." Ha! That's rich...
truth2power
Jun 2012
#11
The investigation will likely provide more commerce for American manufacturers of drones.
freshwest
Jun 2012
#41
They're sitting on the biggest oil reserves in the world. Just like the Saudis, they can pay others
freshwest
Jun 2012
#15
It's called sanctions, countries can arbitrarily do business with other countries...
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#18
"likely to heighten U.S. anxiety over his socialist government's role in the region"
Nihil
Jun 2012
#26
It's just a more cost effective way of spying than the current sattelite surveillance
harun
Jun 2012
#65
Can't disagree with you there. Especially when a Latin America socialist hero is doing it.
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#66