"Statements made by Chavez praising Fidel Castro have been extremely disquieting to Washington as well. Many experts have speculated that Castro is grooming Chavez to be his heir apparent. “Fidel [Castro] for me is a father, a companion, a master of the perfect strategy,” Chavez has stated."
The perfect strategy to remain in power. He's term-limited soon. All the blather about the American enemy is pretext to excuse his upcoming revocation of the constitution he holds so dear.
Yeah, the one he wrote himself.