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Enrique

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8. Latin America is moving along without the United States

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 10:10 AM

Dec 2011

even our traditional client state Colombia is patching things up with Venezuela.

To his credit, Obama doesn't seem to be preventing it. By contrast there are some GOP candidates that have promised to freak out about it if they become president.

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Chavez calls Obama 'clown, embarrassment' for criticizing Venezuela's ties with Iran, Cuba [View all] Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 OP

Hmmmm..... lamp_shade Dec 2011 #1

Tell us more, you minor Mussolini. nt onehandle Dec 2011 #2

Ben Ali, Mubarek, Gaddafi, Saleh... Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #3

Which is why a nation of (obviously) very stupid people overwhelmingly love him. polly7 Dec 2011 #4

Lots of Italians loved Mussolini Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #6

So tell me, exactly, how do Chavez and Mussolini compare? polly7 Dec 2011 #12

They both attempted to take over the government through a coup Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #13

Mussolini was friends with Hitler. Chavez is friends with Assad and Ahmadinejad, and was friends Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #14

Both sought tight control of the media to stifle opposition Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #15

none in that list was elected Enrique Dec 2011 #5

Hitler's Nazi party won quite a few elections too Freddie Stubbs Dec 2011 #7

Latin America is moving along without the United States Enrique Dec 2011 #8

correct, Obama isn't doing anything to prevent LA countries from establishing bi- or multilateral Bacchus4.0 Dec 2011 #16

Hugo doesn't like Americans, much. I wonder why? leveymg Dec 2011 #9

Is that why he has been sending heating oil to poor people in the us? Bodhi BloodWave Dec 2011 #11

Does he still do that? Broderick Dec 2011 #18

He likes Americans just fine -- Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2011 #19

Takes one to know one I guess. Richardo Dec 2011 #10

Chavez is a laughingstock center rising Dec 2011 #17

Locking----- This news is over 12 hours old Hutzpa Dec 2011 #20