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1. An opportunity squandered ...

Tue Dec 20, 2011, 05:11 PM

Dec 2011

Chavez was very welcoming in 2008 --

Chavez congratulates Obama, suggests rebuilding relations
Submitted by Sahil Nagpal on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 05:02.

Caracas - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday on his "historic" win and said the time had come for the two countries to establish new relations.

Chavez emphasized Caracas' will to "build, on the basis of absolute respect for sovereignty, a constructive bilateral agenda for the welfare of the Venezuelan and the US people," according to a statement issued by the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry.

http://www.topnews.in/chavez-congratulates-obama-suggests-rebuilding-relations-284493

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Chavez to Obama: "Focus on governing your country, which you've turned into a disaster" [View all] Catherina Dec 2011 OP

An opportunity squandered ... TBF Dec 2011 #1

That was the first thing that came to my mind also Catherina Dec 2011 #2

Remember Wikileaks? joshcryer Dec 2011 #5

The imperialists can refer to him as crazy if they wish TBF Dec 2011 #6

I think things were OK until Wikileaks, though. joshcryer Dec 2011 #7

Is it just me, or does Chavez have a whiff of Stalin to him? MNBrewer Dec 2011 #3

Hardly. joshcryer Dec 2011 #4

I actually think Chavez considers himself a Trotskyist. white_wolf Dec 2011 #8

Stalin and Roosevelt actually got along. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #9

I'd say they tolerated each other because they had to. white_wolf Dec 2011 #10

That's very true. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #11

Please say you're kidding. Fantastic Anarchist Dec 2011 #12