[Nuc1]

"I don't think our government should be in the murder business unless their targets pose a direct imminent threat to our national security. He's not there yet."

I think he is there.

"Chavez has helped his countries poor, at the expense of the middle class and rich, but he hardly has spread misery and death except to his political opposition"

Exactly how they all start. He is meddling in Nicaragua and will start supporting insurgents if his commie brethren loose in the next election. All communism spreads is misery. It may start slowly but that is its history. Chavez is no exception. Where communism is elected it never goes peacefully. It is far easier to stop small monsters than large ones. If not stopped this one will grow to the worlds detriment.

[Popman]

You are preaching to the choir, I'd be the first to advocate taking him out, when he is a direct threat to our national security.

We may disagree on when what has occurred, but not on the resolution to do it.

Personally, I believe when he cuts off the oil supply to the USA, he needs to be removed.