I’m hardly a fan of the IMF, World Bank, or Chavez, and while I’d be happy enough to see each of them go away, at the moment reformation, reflection, and moderation would seem to be a better way to go.
I have to wonder what Venezuela is going to do when the oil money runs out. Hugo’s infrastructure reforms all seem to be sketched on the back of envelope on the way to whatever rally he’ll announce them at. Soaring ambitions built on shaky foundations. :s
[quote=“BBC”]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he wants to pull his country out of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
As the country has settled its IMF debt, the withdrawal is largely a symbolic gesture, correspondents say.
[…]
The president said he had ordered Finance Minister Rodrigo Cabezas to begin formal proceedings to withdraw from the two international bodies.
Mr Chavez said Venezuela would seek repayment of money owed to it by the IMF and World Bank - presumably a reference, correspondents say, to contributions which member countries pay.
“We still have a few bucks there,” he said.
President Chavez has spoken of his ambition to set up what he calls a Bank of the South, back by Venezuelan oil revenues, which would finance projects in South America.
Ecuador, led by another left-wing president, Rafael Correa, has also spoken of leaving the IMF, and recently expelled World Bank representatives from the country. [/quote]
Anyone want to go back to the earlier threads on this subject? Shall we find those who were defending Chavez back then as “democratic” and not really a “socialist” who would never do such things and shame them? Remember a few years ago, how this was all about US paranoia? haha
[quote=“fred smith”]Anyone want to go back to the earlier threads on this subject? Shall we find those who were defending Chavez back then as “democratic” and not really a “socialist” who would never do such things and shame them? Remember a few years ago, how this was all about US paranoia? haha
Just remember: I TOLD YOU SO!!![/quote]
Sure, I’ll take you up on that challenge:
[quote="[url=Commandante El Presidente Hugo Does Venezuela His Way! - #58 by Jaboney not a Chavez supporter, really. I’m happy that he won, but I’ll also be happy to see him go. Came down to a choice between see the country bent over, again, or trying to stand (and likely falling, or stumbling into a wall). [/quote]
[quote="[url=Commandante El Presidente Hugo Does Venezuela His Way! - #61 by Jaboney gave it all the answer it needed. The country’s a bit of a mess; it’s excessively politicized; Chavez has ridden roughshod over state institutions which, while captured by elites and unresponsive to the poor, afforded everyone some measure of protection.
Chavez is redressing that imbalance, and that’s necessary, but he’s going about it in the wrong manner and taking it too far.
When he’s gone, hopefully at the end of his new term, my hope is that he’ll be replaced by a sensible centrist.[/quote][/quote]
You were saying?
Be nice if you were to actually read and response to posts, rather than assumed positions.
[quote]You were saying?
Be nice if you were to actually read and response to posts, rather than assumed positions.[/quote]
I was saying that we should go back and read all the posts from all the posters. Shall we go back and look at ALL the posts? Shall we? Shall we really? Nice selection but are you sure that covers the whole gamut of opinions from all posters including yourself? Shall we really go back and look, shall we? hahahahaha
Not even a tip of the hat to those of us who had a great deal of confidence that Chavez would walk over his own people,his neighbors and sooner or later the international community?
