Hugo and Mahmoud sittin' in a tree
.....k-i-s-s-i-n-g.....
While we armchair-Americans are relaxing in front of the telly, devouring updates from week five of the Trump/O’Donnell squabble, guess what global threat gets one minute news coverage? Guess who's getting chummy? Two guys who share one common bond--the utter destruction of the United States of America.
"Chavez Cozy with Iranian President
The presence of Iran's President in Latin America and the warm welcome he's received there has served as a reminder to the US of the hostile alliance that's maturing on its own doorstep. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, both vocal critics of Washington, have called for a cut in oil production by OPEC members.[..]
The presence of Iran's President in Latin America and the warm welcome he's received there has served as a reminder to the US of the hostile alliance that's maturing on its own doorstep. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez, both vocal critics of Washington, have called for a cut in oil production by OPEC members.[..]
Yep, when Chavez is not offering up anti-American speeches and provocations, he is cozying up to our enemies with .. what? Offers of political support, economic aid, oil-pacts, military investments?
As a Democrat, let me be the first to ask the left wing of my party not to lionize Chavez. Do not trust him one whit. I cringed when Cindy Sheehan and Harry Belafonte joined Chavez in calling Bush a dangerous terrorist .. it even earned the scorn of "Daily Show" host Jon Stewart, hardly a fan of the Bush administration.
And I very much resent Chavez using Bush's political unpopularity as an opportunity to slam us and boost his image worldwide.
Chavez is a demagogue and as soon as his countrymen don't re-elect him, a dictator. He's already shutting down TV stations because he doesn't like what they say about him. He allows "state" TV .. you know, kinda like our Fox News.
Gee .. an elected dictator. Sounds kinda familiar. Kidding, just kidding .. George is bad, but not that bad .. yet. The '06 elections showed that we the people still have a voice.
Anyway, Chavez probably wants to emulate Castro and rule unchallenged for the rest of his life. This former general may single handedly bring back the era of the military junta to Latin America. Don't laugh, it could happen.
Venezuela and Iran are the 4th and 5th largest suppliers of oil .. if they clamp down on production we are pretty much screwed on where we can buy foreign oil. Some would like to boycott Venezuelan oil anyway, but buying oil from the guys who are trying to kill us, the robed rulers of the Middle East, is no better.
Maybe it wouldn't hurt us to have OPEC cut production .. increased prices might encourage research and force us to get serious about other alternatives.
And the last thing we need is for Chavez to let Iran finance and train radical anti-American groups in Venezuela so they can make their way up across the porous US/Mexican border to launch terrorist attacks.
Okay, call me paranoid .. but these days you have to worry about things like that.
We could always bring our troops home to guard and control our borders....
