Reply #91: No, we are the ones in the bind as one of the most voracious

[sabrina 1]

oil guzzling nations on the planet. We need his oil. He, otoh, has been making business deals with China who also need his oil, and that is one of the reasons he is hated by the Multi Nationals. How dare HE make such deals and let the profits pay for education and healthcare for the people of Venezuela. What a criminal to do. Take care of your own population with the profits from your own resources.

And for all the chest thumping about him here, we still buy his oil, don't we? In fact, if he refused to sell it to us this country would not be able to function. So, I'd say we need his oil as much as he needs to sell it. And in a sane world, we would be satisfied to buy it, rather than take it, as we've done in Iraq. The Chinese are satisfied to work with him, to sign business contracts rather than declare war on the country or fund opposition forces there to try to destabilize the government. They get what they want, and he gets what he wants. What is wrong with the U.S. that they cannot do the same thing?