[sgtbono2002]

Chavez---Come into my parlor says the parlor, says the spider to the fly.

Ecuador---Do we realy look stupid enough to ally ourselves with a potential Saddam Hussein?

[xcamel]

Chavez---madman
Ecuador---not stuck on stupid.

[Flavius]

sounds interesting

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Ecuador sits on the Equator. What do they need energy for?

[RussellStevens]

I have lived in Ecuador, and I know people who work for Petroecuador. According to some of them, it was a huge mistake to kick Oxy out of the country. Oxy’s taxes supported the government, and now that the oil fields are state run, Ecuador is in trouble. This all came about because some politicians felt that Ecuador’s sovereignty was being threatened by a large oil company, well now it is being threatened by another country in the region. If things heat up expect the U.S. to step in, we have in air base in the coastal city of Manta, and a interest in stability due to the U.S. Dollar being used there, and Ecuador’s location.

[LoudRepublicangirl]

I know a few people from Ecuador and they are pretty conservative. If this says anything about the political leanings of the rest of the country I can see why they would not want to get in bed with Chavez.