Jeremy wrote:
>They actually do have oil, I have been to the oil fields in Cuba, but
>they are working with 19th century technology as all the good offshore
>stuff has some US parts and businesses that would like to sell to Cuba
>are prohibited, even if they are not US owned. The stick is the loss of
>privilege of doing any business with the US.
They don't have all that much...
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2178rank.html
they get most of their oil from Venezuala, since it's also a left-
oriented government. Presumably they could help with extraction
technology if it seemed to be worth it, but just supplying the oil
and products is enough for now. Cuba exports doctors in return,
primarily.
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Ken Tough |
