So.... you signed up here merely to make that one reply??????
I'm honored by your efforts Jimmy. (Jimmy Carter is about the only one that believes Hugo was really ''democratically elected'')
Did I say that U.S forces should kill him? No.
I'm just of the opinion that the whole world would be a better place without him, another murdering communist dictator, Who has pretty much destroyed a once vibrant nation with a great future. Once, a great friend and reliable ally to America.
Whether the people of Venezuela rise up against him, or God merely decide to ''call him home''....... I'd just like to see Venezuela return to the ''bright shining star'' of South America that it once was.
Yes, I signed up to make that reply.
Why? Because you said Pat Roberton was right when he said U.S. forces should murder Hugo Chavez. You can deny it, but its in your first post for all to see. Personally I think Roberston should have faced criminal charges for his comments.
Furthermore, the whole world, apart from yourself, the National Endowment for Democracy, recognizes that Chavez has a legitimate political mandate, was democratically elected, and has had that legitimacy reinforced on half a dozen or so subsequent polls.
I think this fact pretty much rubbishes your claim that Chavez is a dictator. Or maybe its his governing style you think is 'dictatorial'? I wonder though how it would compare to Pres. Bush's style.
And how a a country with 70% of the people living below the poverty line could be called 'a bright shining star' is a beyond me. I understand that figure may have increased since Chavez came to power, but then the same can be said for the U.S. poverty rate under President Bush.
Dedalus