Posted on 10/03/2006 5:15:07 PM PDT by Kitten Festival
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez called U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld a "dog of war" on Tuesday, saying the defense chief has no business suggesting neighboring countries are concerned about Venezuela's arms purchases.
Chavez said it's disingenuous for Rumsfeld to say he knows of no country that is threatening Venezuela, and he insisted that the U.S. is a threat.
The Venezuelan leader called on Colombian President Alvaro Uribe to clarify whether he shares Rumsfeld's worries about Venezuela's recent military acquisitions, including helicopters, fighter jets and assault rifles.
CountryWatch: Venezuela
"If this man is saying that my neighbors are worried because the weapons that Venezuela is acquiring could go to the leftist guerrillas, I need to know, President Uribe, if you have some type of worry regarding this," Chavez said. "It should be you who says it, not the dog of war."
In his televised speech, Chavez also chuckled as he called Rumsfeld "little dog" and "Mr. Dog."
Rumsfeld, attending a meeting of Western hemisphere military leaders in Nicaragua this week, told reporters on Monday that he understood why Venezuela's neighbors would be concerned by the buildup.
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Yeah he is
Hey Hugo you look like a dog
Rummy just cute terry bear
Hugo is becoming known as "El P*ndejo Loco"!
I think south americans like to refer to him as 'el gorila' or 'goriloro' - meaning, gorilla-parrot. Mexicans like to call him 'el mono' or, the monkey.
Like Toby said:
"This big dog will bite when you rattle his cage..."
So Chavez is an ally of Hillary, Billy, Jimmy, and the rest of the Socialist Party.
ROFL!
This man Chavez just acts like a very petulant child.
And the American left ocntinues their love affair with this turd.
It's better than the "Mr. Danger" speech.
When I walk my dogs in the morning I often have to scoop up piles of “Chavez” that my pets leave behind.
"Hugo is becoming known as 'El P*ndejo Loco'"!
You forgot "pollo" in there before loco.
I don’t have the picture handy, but didn’t Mussolini have the same expression when pontificating from his balcony in Rome?
"Chavez said it's disingenuous for Rumsfeld to say he knows of no country that is threatening Venezuela, and he insisted that the U.S. is a threat."
We are a threat to him, but the probabilities that we will take action are not very high. His people and military are a greater threat than the US. But he knows this as well.
"It's not just that he is buying massive amounts of arms, but also the source - weapons purchases at that level, amount and types (aircraft) come with a lot of strings."
Yes it comes with strings as long as he is in power. But that kind of military equipment is no threat to the US, because without AWACS, carriers, satellites, etc., it is all ust target practice.
So Hugo must be out to intimidate his neighbors.
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