We need a Venezuela thread
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This past weekend Trump lifted sanctions on potash exports from Belarus. Last week Trump announced a 10% tariff on potash imports from Canada. The US imports 70% of its potash from Saskatchewan. It will now be able to import potash heavily discounted from Belarus.
Today Trump has claimed ownership of Venezuelan heavy oil production. Why would he continue to import tariffed heavy oil from Alberta?
Trump has already systemically dismantled the Canadian steel and aluminum industry and the auto industry in Ontario and Quebec. He is now going after the industrial bases in Saskatchewan and as of today, Alberta.
I attribute it to covetous malice.
Elbows up!
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This past weekend Trump lifted sanctions on potash exports from Belarus. Last week Trump announced a 10% tariff on potash imports from Canada. The US imports 70% of its potash from Saskatchewan. It will now be able to import potash heavily discounted from Belarus.
Today Trump has claimed ownership of Venezuelan heavy oil production. Why would he continue to import tariffed heavy oil from Alberta?
Trump has already systemically dismantled the Canadian steel and aluminum industry and the auto industry in Ontario and Quebec. He is now going after the industrial bases in Saskatchewan and as of today, Alberta.
I attribute it to covetous malice.
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It occurred to me that it would be hard to get the bulk of the Venezuelan people to rally around Maduro, but this ‘our oil’ and ‘our land’ talk might just do it.
@jon-nyc said in We need a Venezuela thread:
It occurred to me that it would be hard to get the bulk of the Venezuelan people to rally around Maduro, but this ‘our oil’ and ‘our land’ talk might just do it.
Agreed. I suppose he will say that our companies built the oil infrastructure and then were nationalized, but that's a far cry from "our oil".
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I never attribute to malice what might be explained by my own stupidity. I did misplace several million barrels of oil recently. Now I'm wondering.
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@Horace said in We need a Venezuela thread:
I never attribute to malice what might be explained by my own stupidity. I did misplace several million barrels of oil recently. Now I'm wondering.
Did you use Amazon for delivery of it?
@89th said in We need a Venezuela thread:
@Horace said in We need a Venezuela thread:
I never attribute to malice what might be explained by my own stupidity. I did misplace several million barrels of oil recently. Now I'm wondering.
Did you use Amazon for delivery of it?
Just checked again. My bad.
Sorry for any reputational damage my suspicions may have caused Venezuela.
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@Renauda said in We need a Venezuela thread:
Trump has already systemically dismantled the Canadian steel and aluminum industry and the auto industry in Ontario and Quebec. …
You sure it was “systematic”?
@Axtremus said in We need a Venezuela thread:
@Renauda said in We need a Venezuela thread:
Trump has already systemically dismantled the Canadian steel and aluminum industry and the auto industry in Ontario and Quebec. …
You sure it was “systematic”?
Come think of it, probably not as it would require focus and strategic thinking.
