Ok, I'll break it down for you.
1. You asked about what "if" this was during WWII?...and I simply made the point that there has been no declaration of war made so it doesn't apply.
2. I noted that Chevron has invested in Venezeula long before Chavez and Maduro came along and that their presence there deserves to be considered in this light. They didn't do anything to warrant being punished by an American President simply because they had a long standing investment in a country that only recently had come under a dictatorship. Those two dictators have already punished Chevron for being there but at least have allowed Chevron to remain in business. Trump wants to pull the plug entirely. What is worse for Chevron?
3. I pointed out that our government has other resources of it's own to deal with diplomatic issues that it wants to resolve and has done so repeatedly in the past. We taxpayers have already paid a handsome amount of money funding these resources. Why should the share holders of Chevron stock be forced to lose 2.6 billion dollars as a result of our government not liking the leader of another country? Is Trump going to force all American companies currently located in China to close and lose everything they have invested there? China has done much more economic and health related damage to this country than Maduro ever could dream to.
4.Chevron, as an American based company being there in Venezuela has strategic value to the United States in a time when our diplomatic efforts are strained. They represent our "troops on the ground" so to speak without us having to actually deploy militarily. To deploy militarily would require a confrontational level of action that would possibly lead to a much larger and worse situation than what we are currently dealing with. Chevron being there already is an asset in this regard and throwing this asset away is not a wise decision.
A lot of words and not a whole lot of thing said. You should run for office”
Ok, I’ll break it down for you.
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You must have a cornucopia of time. We are at war with China. There likely won’t ever be said declaration. If you don’t agree, then go help Ron or Rand Paul run for office. If a new chemical plant helps China kick our butt, that is problematic.
China has helped to harm or kill more Americans post WWII than any country around. Either coming over the hills in Korea or aiding and helping the NVA. Yet we always give them a pass. Just look at the problems right now, Trump and crew have given them a large pass Trillions in damages but as long as they buy billions from US.