1. Not all venezuelans hate Mr Chavez. The haters are those that can not enrich themselves like in previous administrations, with luxury homes, cars, etc Trips to Miami to buy condos, etc I visit Venezuela every year aroun Chritsmas, and go to different areas. Last year I visited Margarita and of course beautiful Coche, what a place to be.! I have noticed that in general the lowest middle class and poor people are more hopeful of their lives. With better opportunity to get an education, better public health, these sectors are happier than before. It is easy to deduct who are not happy and living in Miami
2. Chavez and his country have oil,MR.Bush and MR.Chaney,with the help of BIG OIL,are not going to pay market rates for this,when they can start a little trouble,and get the press an the American people to distrust and hate Mr. Chavez. Face it, THERE WILL BE BLOOD!
3. Bush Admin. could not tolerate the nationalization of Venezuelan oil. Latin and South American relations are very important to all partiies. Chavez will tone down rhetoric when the man that tried to do him in is gone.
4. In my personal opinion, Chavez is emotionally ill. He seems to exhibit the classic signs of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. He seems to: -have a grandiose sense of self-importance. -be preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love. -believes that he or she is "special" and unique. -requires excessive admiration. -has a sense of entitlement. -to be interpersonally exploitative. -lacks empathy. -is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her. -shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes. Venezuela is led by a "madman" for lack of a better word.
5. Yeah, it's probably that Chavez only hates bush and not america. But Chavez seems like he wants to be this Castro-like dictator and wants what ever curupt offical wants, more power. Bush took 8 years for him to dimolish the good image of america, to a bad world power hungry nation that even it's own people hate.
6. Oh sure, Bush is the responsible and Chavez is a little angel seeking the best for the humanity. Friend, you need a trip to Venezuela to evaluate the terrible government of Hugo Chavez.
7. Since Chavez loathes Bush, can he be that bad? The other posters also clarify what the real issues are with...BUSH!
8. You have been invading latin American for centuries, killing innocent people and the biggests sponsor of terror in the past and present. Your empire will fall and you the US people who were once respected and admired (50 years ago) will forever more be the new nazis of history. You can thank AIPAC for that. You the US citizen no longer have control over anything!
9. Now why is Colombia, Peru and Chile for example so pro US?........ the US transnationals looting of their natural resources continues ininterrupted. In Colombia for example any union raising complains against coca-cola violation of human rights result in assessition of their leaders carried by paramilitaries hired by the goverment.
10. Why is relations with Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador going sour? it is not because of W ineptitude alone but Whitehouse, pentagon and AIPAC (yeap! AIPAC) atitude of dominance and arrogance. They have encounter presidents who care about their country and have decided to stop the looting the US have carried for so long.