Venezuela's embattled president is acting as if he wants to annex 2/3 (Guyana) shortened

Business Insider ^ | 8/10/15 | Martin De Angelis

[Kartographer]

"In defense of the homeland" is President Nicolas Maduro's renewed public speech, reframed in a manner to evoke patriotic emotions and divert the attention from the domestic emergency.

Venezuela is suffering an economic meltdown with chronic food shortages and nearly 120% inflation (this year alone) fueling outbreaks of street violence.

Companies operating there are facing increased political risks. After days of unrest and turmoil, with mobs looting supermarkets in search for living goods and food in several cities, the government has announced the expropriation of Nestlé distribution warehouses and depots, the country's biggest food company, as well PepsiCo, Cargill, and others.

[Kartographer]

War is always a good way to save a failing socialist government.

[Lady Heron]

the government has announced the expropriation of Nestlé distribution warehouses and depots, the country's biggest food company, as well PepsiCo, Cargill, and others.

Gee, what happens when you run out of what those companies have in their warehouses? You cannot expect them to continue to stock them just to have it stolen.

[Kartographer]

"Gee, what happens when you run out of what those companies have in their warehouses? You cannot expect them to continue to stock them just to have it stolen."

Yes you can its a human right!

[Organic Panic]

They ran out of their own money, they ran out of other people’s money, now it’s time to steal someone elses money.

[DPMD]

Food shortage? Maduro looks well fed. In fact, should Michelle be screeching about his path to obesity by now?

[Lurker]

“Nestlé distribution warehouses and depots, the country’s biggest food company, as well PepsiCo, Cargill, and others.”

And when that’s gone...

[Cowboy Bob]

Yeah, what good are empty warehouses?

Unless you plan to lock up your opposition leaders there.

[Cowboy Bob]

If I had to have a bus driver as my president, I would rather have Ralph Kramden.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Annex Jonestown. Yeah, THAT’LL fix it! /s

[thackney]

When you run out of someone else’s money, look for another host for the parasite to feed upon.

[Vigilanteman]

Because invading the Falkland Islands worked out so well for Argentina?

[Stand W]

We have always been at war with Eastasia

[rbg81]

Let them eat WAR!

[Fhios]

Eurasia and Oceania and Eastasia.

[bert]

not to worry, ships can be dispatched from Cuba

[Krosan]

But Guyana is tiny. What can they steal from there? Food for 1 week and then what?

[Organic Panic]

Hopefully Maduro can get lots and lots of leftover grape flavor-aid.

[Krosan]

Heheee! I know this one because of the song from 1984. I was too little to pay attention at the news when it happened.

[1010RD]

Violence is the only way socialism ends. The culture of corruption cannot stop, the sycophants and cronies must be sated, so conquest is the only way out. First they conquer internally and once that’s done it’s eyes outward.