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I must say, he's a much slicker operator than washington gives him credit. However, much like how Gaddafi had a similarly good appeal, his army is probably similarly useless; and turning the place into a failed state is actually the plan, rather than a Vietnam or Afghan style occupation. Keeping their resources off the market is basically the "Operation Grand Slam" going on here, but to be fair, Chavez-style Socialism has very nearly accomplished that anyways.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/d6e48cc8-13f4-11ec-bdd7-b1518a00620d 2019-02-01T11:46:34 http://teodesian.net/posts/1549021594
I must say, he's a much slicker operator than washington gives him credit. However, much like how Gaddafi had a similarly good appeal, his army is probably similarly useless; and turning the place into a failed state is actually the plan, rather than a Vietnam or Afghan style occupation. Keeping their resources off the market is basically the "Operation Grand Slam" going on here, but to be fair, Chavez-style Socialism has very nearly accomplished that anyways.]]> doge http://teodesian.net/posts/1549021594 2019-02-01T11:46:34