What you say is true. He was wrong in saying it, That has nothing to do with his being right about the concept.
Chavez is a highly dangerous enemy of the United States.
More dangerous than Castro ever was , because as you can see he is using the oil wealth of his country to buy the loyalty of other states. He is also buying weapons, Chavez is a South American Saddam Hussein on the rise.The more successful he is now the more dangerous he will become later. How long before he establishes ties with N Korea and Iran and tries to buy a Nuclear weapon?
He needs to be nipped in the bud.
He's been at this since the Eighties. Now he appears to be cruising along at a good clip.