Trump seems too too willing to go along with the remnants of Maduro still in office, and make “a deal” with them, but the history of Venezuela, its oil and foreign oil companies, suggest Trump’s confidence in the status quo in Venezuela is misplaced.
I wish my father were still alive, he used to play golf with the former head of Exxon-Mobile and would be able to give me the full low-down of what is really going on.
suggest Trump’s confidence in the status quo in Venezuela is misplaced.
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I think too!
Communist regimes are dictatures of small committees.
One person does not make that much difference.
So getting rid of Maduro (himself a replacement for Chavez) does not make too much difference.
Maduro structures seem to be still in charge, and so nothing really changed in Venezuela.
Trump seems too too willing to go along with the remnants of Maduro still in office, and make “a deal” with them, but the history of Venezuela, its oil and foreign oil companies, suggest Trump’s confidence in the status quo in Venezuela is misplaced.>>. Agree. There’s about 200 years of political coups and oil production disruption. I see no real change. The only time it was stable was when they allowed the american companies to build what little infrastructure they now have. You don’t just turn on a spigot to get that sludge out of the ground. One way is to ignite it and let it melt itself out.
As long as Trump or his successor is in office the deals will hold. If Democrats ever get power again all investment will be lost. Anything with an ROI of longer than 3 years is risky if you ask me.