Chavez warns U.S. against invasion

[LoZoccolo]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that his government is preparing for a possible U.S. invasion, and he warned that such "aggression" would send gasoline prices in the United States soaring.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/10/20/venezuela.chavez.ap/index.html

I knew it would be only a matter of time before this guy did something even more patently demagoguish (if that's even a word). The U.S. is to Chavez as Iraq is to Bush*; he's manufacturing a threat to his own benefit. And no, just because I don't like this stuff doesn't mean I am against poor people in Venezuela any more than people who didn't think we should fight a war in Iraq are siding with the terrorists. Doesn't work that way. So can we put the kibosh on the Chavez personality cult for a while?

Also curious is why moderate Democrats are under fire because a few of them break party lines every so often on a few controversial issues, while Chavez is given carte blanche to use Bush* tactics on his own people. Why look the other way for one and not the other?

[SteppingRazor]

1. Oh Gawd...

Hugo's a good guy if you happen to be a Venezuelan, but no one ever accused him of being understated :eyes:

[William769]

2. I still stand by my statement

He's still as bad as Bush!

[wtbymark]

3. I don't agree

and what has he done to warrent an invasion by the chimporer - got oil?

[gWbush is Mabus]

4. I like Chavez - based on what I know about him

[Balbus]

5. "Thou shalt not speak ill of Chavez..."

Isn't that one of the DU commandments?

[porphyrian]

6. Hey, I say let him kick bush while he's down.

France and Germany should jump his ass too.

[400Years]

7. Chavez Rocks!

[LoZoccolo]

8. Four legs good, two legs bad. n/t

[400Years]

9. your problem not mine

[LoZoccolo]

10. What is that supposed to mean? n/t