That's the heart of the matter. These anti-US rantings and attempts to knife us in the back mask and obscure the domestic terror campaign about to be unleashed on Venezuela. This guy is no different than saddam, his self opinion is the same, his international diplomacy is the same, and his domestic hold on power will be the same. If left in power, Chavez will go mad with power and arrogance, just like saddam.
Why Venezuela? That's easy. It has oil, which means it has wealth that requires little work or skill to spend.
This guy is a spanish speaking saddam, take him out now, before 30 years of progress in Venezuela is destroyed.