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Delusions of grandeur
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The fact that he has oil, and hates us, seems to have deluded Hugo Chavez into believing that we want to invade his country:
Would invading Colombia to stave off a nonexistent US invasion threat count as a preventative war?
Obviously, I don't think that Chavez is actually planning to invade Colombia, though I certainly wouldn't put some convenient nationalizations past him. But I wonder if his rhetoric about the US sounds less ridiculous at home than it does here. The US doesn't care enough about Venezuela to invade--indeed, I'm surprised that Citgo's gas sales have been affected by his antics, since I wouldn't have thought anyone outside the wonkosphere was aware of them.
Chavez threatened on Wednesday possible government takeovers of Colombian companies in Venezuela, and said Venezuela could sell off investments it has made in Colombia.
He said Venezuelan mobilization of military hardware and troops was to defend itself against possible attacks from Colombia and the United States.
"Our policy is peace, but we have to take preventive measures to prevent war," Chavez said after meeting with Correa.
Would invading Colombia to stave off a nonexistent US invasion threat count as a preventative war?
Obviously, I don't think that Chavez is actually planning to invade Colombia, though I certainly wouldn't put some convenient nationalizations past him. But I wonder if his rhetoric about the US sounds less ridiculous at home than it does here. The US doesn't care enough about Venezuela to invade--indeed, I'm surprised that Citgo's gas sales have been affected by his antics, since I wouldn't have thought anyone outside the wonkosphere was aware of them.
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