Posted on 07/29/2008 3:51:04 PM PDT by SJackson
Americans give Hugo Chávez USD 40 billion a year, money he uses not to eliminate poverty in Venezuela but to conduct an oil war against America. US sanctions against terror would terminate that subsidy. If Obama is elected, Chávez may have to revise who he thinks is the Devil
MICHAEL ROWAN SPECIAL ARTICLE FOR EL UNIVERSAL
Hugo Chávez is having second thoughts about Barak Obama. When Obama said during early presidential primary debates that he would negotiate without conditions with the dictators and enemies of America, Chávez was pleased. He figured Obama was a liberal Democrat like Jimmy Carter or Chris Dodd, whom he has manipulated with ease. But since Obama has become the presumptive Democratic nominee and organized a foreign policy staff of 300 experts, he now urges sanctions against Chávez for supporting terrorism and money-laundering.
This revelation prompted Chávez to opine that he would vote for the Republican John McCain, a tough critic of Chávez who visited Colombia last month in support of its war against drugs and the FARC. Days later Chávez said that there was no difference between Obama and McCain —seeing them both as defenders of the Evil Empire. "Let's not kid ourselves," Chávez said, "it is the empire and the empire must fall. That's the only solution —that it comes to an end." Chávez is going to learn what those words mean.
Chávez has declared war against America hundreds of times in recent years, but President Bush ignored them all to avoid an oil cut-off. That was a mistake. Oil went from USD 50 to USD 150 while Bush looked the other way. In fact, Bush was the enabler of Chávez by ignoring him. Under Chávez, Pdvsa production was reduced by 3 mbd less than what was planned for 2008, a shortfall that is key to the rising oil price. Venezuela and Iran have also spiked the political risk premium paid for oil by myriad threats of war, terror and oil embargoes, while leading OPEC away from Saudi moderation to the day of USD 200 o USD 300 oil, as Chávez predicts.
Chávez's support of the FARC, Hezbollah and Iranian menacing is final proof to McCain and Obama, if not to Bush, that his war against America must be addressed. Americans give Chávez USD 40 billion a year, money he uses not to eliminate poverty in Venezuela but to conduct an oil war against America. US sanctions against terror would terminate that subsidy. If Obama is elected, Chávez may have to revise who he thinks is the Devil.
No, it looks like another side build up of obama, to make him appear to be strong. he will cave more than carter.
Americans DO NOT “GIVE” $40 billion to this country. We offer no such aid!
Americans “BUY” $40 billion worth of products and services from there.
There is a HUGE difference. Stupid author!
Anybody who thinks Obambi has changed his thinking on the subject is either retarded or on crack.
This is Chavez and Obama saying that they hate each other so Obama gets elected, and then assists Chavez with foreign aid.
Looks like Obama had to break the news that Hugo isn’t eligible to be his VP pick...
I look forward to the day that Hugo’s dead lifeless carcass is drug through the streets of Caracas. Not many people in this world that I would like to see dead, but he is at the top of the list for me.
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