Venezuela marking Colombian homes with a "D" for demolition

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5. Which is a shame... because that's FAR from the only thing that they have

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They have magnificent tourism potential... they could be an agricultural powerhouse... and their better-educated population than most countries in the area could easily support a modern manufacturing/exporting segment (with convenient ports).

But they can't do any of those things because their rulers are clueless when it comes to basic economics (whether "socialist" or "capitalist" or somewhere in between), are deeply corrupt, and are entirely incapable of supporting foundational governance practices that could allow foreign investment.