Members Scotty Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 From: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070121/ap_on_...ca/venezuela_us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Q Steph Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I'm fond of him for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ms. Walsh Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Without sounding like I'm un-American, I actually support Chavez. At least he's standing up and telling the US to stop sticking its nose in everyone's business. He's never threatened to kill Bush or cause harm to Americans, so I really don't see him as a threat to the country. There's a reason why Latin America is getting more and more socialist, and it's b/c they're tired of the US messing things up. The US was responsible for both the coup d'etats in Chile and Argentina in the 70s, and covered the whole thing up. That's really shady! I seriously wouldn't be surprised if the US (through the CIA) had some role in the Venezuelan coup in 2002. And of course, most of the problems that Bush has w/ Chavez are because of oil (surprise surprise). Now, thanks to the current administration, we can't even go to Venezuela. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Q Steph Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^^^Did you ever see what Chavez did at the U.N.? He was mocking Bush, declaring that the devil had been there and he could still smell the sulfur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Finally, someone telling the US to butt out. I am proud to be an American, but enough is enough. Let's bandage our own country's wounds before going elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drew Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 LOL. I love that man. He always is so quotable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kwing42 Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 Just another dictator. Rigs elections, owns the airwaves so competition does not have a chance. I am surprised that so many support him here. He is not an overall threat, but he has no idea about what the real world is about. Sad to see someone with no class and no common sense keep his people in poverty for so long. And the US is in everyones business because we are expected too. The minute we do nothing, we are looked at as horrible people. When we do help, we are horrible. Because we are a good, caring nation...we can do no right, just wrong Jealousy...it is a devil isn't it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Q Steph Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 The U.S. should not be involved in the affairs of others nations. That is a surveillance duty that belongs to the United Nations as a whole who need to be policing Darfur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted January 23, 2007 Members Share Posted January 23, 2007 Well said, Steph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kwing42 Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 In this day and age, ALL "super" power nations NEED to be involved. This is not the same world anymore. All nations need to work together on the issues that are affecting even the smaller nations. We are a world community, NOT a world that survives soley on itself. We need other nations for our survival and they need ours. I wish we lived in a time where we could just worry about our own, but each country should be and has a right to help and assist everyone if we want to remain safe and free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Q Steph Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 I actually agree. It does need to be a collective effort. I just think the U.S. is rightly faulted for entering foreign countries without the supports of its allies or the U.N. coalition. We may be the last remaining superpower, but I could see a shift in allegiances where other countries could make America a very vulnerable place to live. We could end up stripped of our clout if the current adminstration doesn't stop abusing it and practice interference more judicously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kwing42 Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 The War on Terror is a good example...what do the terrorists want? TO RULE THE WORLD. SO we are fighting them, a few countries are helping. Obviously they are not the targets. But those who are fighting to end terror are the ones in their sights. What would happen "IF" they did take over the US or Great Britan, don't those idle countries think they will be next? The world needs to stick together to fight the problems, the dictaors and the terrorists. The UN can only do so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Danni Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 The big question is: Who defines what terrorism is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 Oh please. Venezuela is in no way a threat to our safety or freedom. Help? Assist? Let's worry about people that actually need and are asking for our assistance (like the starving & diseased in Africa, maybe?). This is Venezuela we're talking about, not Iraq. They're not the poorest of countries. Otherwise, a luxury tax probably wouldn't make much of a difference, no? Uhh, the only people that has that expectation of the US are Americans, who tend to not know sh!t about what's going on in the rest of the world. NEWSFLASH: The rest of the world hates us right now. As Louise Sorel said in her radio interview Monday night (and I quote): "George W Bush is running around the world now, trying to find somebody who will talk to him." Couldn't have said it better myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kwing42 Posted January 24, 2007 Members Share Posted January 24, 2007 What is terrorism....why don't you reflect back to September 11, 2001. Why don't you think about the countries that have used chemical weapons on their own people. I think dictators are terrorists. Killing and raping people becuase they do not agree or go along with their "leader". I do not consider Venezuela a threat in terms of terrorism, I do feel bad for the people there who are FORCED to live under Chavez's rule. He rigged his own elections, like Saddam used to. Thankfully I do not think he had people killed for voting against him though. Leaders of countries should be working together for freedom. Working together for the betterment of their people. And if your political theory comes from a washed up soap opera actress....God be with you my friend. The rest of the world DOES NOT hate us. Many countries do not agree with our President, but they do not HATE America. It would only take a terrorist attack on their land for them to wise up, but hopefully they never have to endure that. God willing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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