Chavez Runs for Re-Election

[Aenlic]

sounds like basically every despot anywhere ever. have his political enemies started "disappearing" yet?

that said, i'd be surprised if the US didn't have people working in venezuela to overthrow chavez in some fashion.

if that fails, maybe this can be a battlefield 20 or so years down the line, when we need a new war.

We already tried to help overthrow him once. Instead we just made him more popular. I don't think we'd try again, at least not so blatantly.

I doubt we'll go to war down there. At least, it's highly unlikely as long as we're addicted to Venezuela's oil. Sadly, our need for his oil gives Chavez a platform from which to spew nonsense. His status as the leader of one of the leading oil exporting countries gives him a more equal standing on the world bluster stage with that other spouter of nonsense, GWB - leader of the world's leading oil importing country.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Here that JAG, your idol might be made permanent.

[Xiahou]

Pfft, the only way he's leaving office is in a coffin. He's in for life, barring some sort of coup d'etat.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I predict a landslide victory for him in this election. And any election after that.

I also predict JAG will heap praise on his favorite dictator (Castro's through) for another great triumph of the will and how the increased poverty rate has helped the people of Venezuela.

Crazed Rabbit

[scotchedpommes]

His own concern for his security is natural, considering the coup attempt. It
would be unrealistic to assume that there isn't a good deal of external effort
being put into shifting him even now.