NoharnessJun 29th, 2007 - 02:22:48

I think we should give Hugo what he wants. If he is an enemy of capitalism, what little of it there is in this world, then let's deprive him of its benefits by refusing to do any more business with him. Let's see how well he can get along without that nasty old capitalism.

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colbertJun 29th, 2007 - 02:48:55

Noharness, do you have a car?

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From the NorthJun 29th, 2007 - 08:39:59

H. Chavez is a disgrace to a large part of the world, as well as an angry man who would do well to leave the US out of his loose tongue. He constantly declares himself an enemy to my country. Just let him start something with us, like a war, and we will finish what he will regret for the rest of his natural days.

Lambasting Washington is akin to an attack on us Americans, and we shall not forget it. You shall never divide us, you shall never overrun us with your poisoned mind.

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colbertJun 29th, 2007 - 21:33:42

Don't be stupid, NorthBoy...First finish the job in Iraq and Afghanistan, then -if you still have any soldiers left - issue new threats. Otherwise, clowns like you make US look even more foolish than it already does.

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VicTalkJun 29th, 2007 - 21:34:17

'Lambasting Washington is akin to an attack on us Americans' - maybe he believes in freedom of speech? Communism and democracy are not mutually exclusive.

Seriously though, why does it matter what Venezuela does. It's an independent country and as such is free to choose the path that it want to follow. I do not like Chavez rhetoric, but he probably has a reason for saying what he says. And after all how is it different when say Bush verbally attacked Iran or North Korea. At least in case of Venezuela US tried to remove him from power (on the other hand as far as I know North Korea never tried to remove any US president from power). The best way forward would be to engage Venezuela and help them in any path that they choose (even if it seems to us like a dead end).

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colbertJun 30th, 2007 - 04:16:17

VicTalk, Chavez may be a bit off, but the real dead end was in Venezuela following US, in total lockstep, for 50 years before Chavez. In 1953 it was 3rd richest country in the world, by 1990s one of the poorest. That's despite being the largest US oil supplier. How is that for a 'dead end'?

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