Posted on 09/11/2008 8:37:32 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez expelled the US envoy to Caracas today and threatened to halt crude exports to the US on a day he highlighted the recent arrival of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers.
Mr Chavez today ordered US ambassador Patrick Duddy to leave the country within 72 hours, in a move he described as an act of solidarity with Venezuela's ally Bolivia, which also expelled its US envoy.
"Starting at this moment the Yankee ambassador in Caracas has 72 hours to leave Venezuela," Mr Chavez said at a public event in the port city of Puerto Cabello, 120km west of Caracas.
He said it was "in solidarity" with the leftist government of President Evo Morales in Bolivia, which yesterday ordered the US ambassador to La Paz to leave.
Washington late today expelled Bolivia's ambassador to the US.
Mr Chavez then threatened to halt the supply of oil to the US, its main client, if Washington attacks his Government.
"If there is any aggression towards Venezuela" from Washington, "there would be no oil for the people of the United States," said Mr Chavez, who used coarse expletives to disparage the US Government.
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They better hope that oil does not drop too much.
Christless thug.
And so it goes... and Charlie is worried that Palin might be a little too aggressive a la the “Bush Doctrine” that he evidently feels she needs more schooling on. Funny thing, from her gut, Palin knows we need to do “whatever” is necessary to protect this country. I would say that is not so much a Bush Doctrine, but a cover our ass Doctrine.
yawn, i hope you sleep well at night wonderinng when US will kill you, Chavez
you know, if venezuealla stop selling oil to usa, it will hurt them more than US
Jugo is using the old commie tactic of trying to whip up popular support by creating an imaginary threat from the USA boogieman.
I feel sorry for the people of Venezuela. The McCain administration may need to liberate them.
Don't let Chavez needle you.
well, maybe we should do the same thing
Uhoh, if we start hearing “Palin doctrine” the mad obomber better start writing a new resume - hopefully for Kenya.
If Obama wins in November, he'll sleep like a baby.
Yup. Barry, Evo and Hugo will all have a nice Kwanzaa circlejerk together.
I think it’s time to show these guys what the USA does with TWO-BIT dictator thugs. Hopefully we will stand up soon because it seems they are all trying to get together. We should start by going to CUBA give Hurricane supplies to the need topple CASTRO. Then work our way down to Venzula and give old HUGO a visit. If we have time get over to N.Koeara and FINSISH off the Dear Leader to complete out set. I know we won’t be they are all kind of weak right now so...Im just saying right time..accidents happen! LOL
the mad obomber better start writing a new resume - hopefully for Kenya.<<<
I believe thats above his pay-grade...
You guys are missing the point, the real goal of Chavez and Morales, soon to be followed by that clown in Ecuador and possibly Argentina.
It is to make South America (and perhaps Nicaragua)
“America-reich” (sp), “America-free” like the old Nazi “Judenreich” (or “Jew Free”).
This is a tactic of “ideological and geographical cleansing”.
Keep America from having any contact with the non-communists in Venezuela, Bolivia, etc. so that the reds can consolidate their hold on the country without any interference, thus gaining one dictatorship at a time.
Time to thin the red herds.
Correction:
The correct word is “Judenrein” (Jew Free or Cleansed of Jews). See this term at “google” and Mona Charen’s article on the ethnic cleansing of Jews from Venezuela, last Jan. 2008 column.
Thus my word should have been spelled “America-rein”.
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