Money is one thing Chavez has in abundance.
His people have been aiding the FARC narco terrorists in Eastern Colombia for four or five years. Venezula is FARC's Cambodia and Laos as far as sactuaries are going. The FARC pays top dollar for the service. This in addition to Chavez's oil bucks that he makes on both the wholesale and retail end here in the states, Venezuela owns CITGO. Chavez prevents Colombia from developing its own oil reserves in its east by supporting FARC which attacks the oil facilities. This keeps Colombia from providing competition to Chavez on the open market.
Very good analysis.
Chavez may end up arming those that will eventually rise up against him in the future.
We've got to open up Alaska and quit supporting these idiots with oil money. If this idiot Chavez want's a war, give him an economic one. Don't buy any of his crap, oil or textiles.