Comments on: Hugo Chavez Rattles His Saber http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:00:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Pajamas Media » Colombia Rescues the FARC’s Most Famous Hostage http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-68283 Pajamas Media » Colombia Rescues the FARC’s Most Famous Hostage Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:29:41 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-68283 [...] made inroads in its war against the FARC’s decades-long reign of terror. In an effective raid last February, the Colombian armed forces raided a FARC encampment, killing its number-two man, Raul Reyes, and [...] [...] made inroads in its war against the FARC’s decades-long reign of terror. In an effective raid last February, the Colombian armed forces raided a FARC encampment, killing its number-two man, Raul Reyes, and [...]

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24483 Michael Lonie Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:30:58 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24483 gcblues, Latin America is reponsible for its own mess. A century ago Argentina had what would then be considered a First-world economy. They threw it away with Peronismo and never have recovered. Mostly they don't even try, returning to Peronismo repeatedly. No American interventions, no American influence, Argentina was already anti-American out of puffed-up pride and vanity, their own choices wrecked their economy. Latin America lacks property rights and the rule of law, which are the main supports of actual economic development. The one state that seemed to understand what they need was Chile after Allende was overthrown, and it did excellently for a while, but even Chile seems to be going reactionary now. Socialism is so popular because its sounds so good to uni students and peons, but all they get in the end is further impoverishment and tyranny. Nothing the US does has anything to do with inflicting this mental block on them, it's all home-grown stupidity. It's that that keeps them down, nothing the US does. Maybe the Venezuelans should think harder next time about the advisability of electing as President a twit who has already tried to overthrow their Constitution and spent time in jail for it, and who spouts the reactionary rubbish Hugo did. Here again the Venezuelans brought their troubles on themselves, now possibly including Chavez starting a Galtieri-style war. gcblues,
Latin America is reponsible for its own mess. A century ago Argentina had what would then be considered a First-world economy. They threw it away with Peronismo and never have recovered. Mostly they don’t even try, returning to Peronismo repeatedly. No American interventions, no American influence, Argentina was already anti-American out of puffed-up pride and vanity, their own choices wrecked their economy.

Latin America lacks property rights and the rule of law, which are the main supports of actual economic development. The one state that seemed to understand what they need was Chile after Allende was overthrown, and it did excellently for a while, but even Chile seems to be going reactionary now. Socialism is so popular because its sounds so good to uni students and peons, but all they get in the end is further impoverishment and tyranny. Nothing the US does has anything to do with inflicting this mental block on them, it’s all home-grown stupidity. It’s that that keeps them down, nothing the US does.

Maybe the Venezuelans should think harder next time about the advisability of electing as President a twit who has already tried to overthrow their Constitution and spent time in jail for it, and who spouts the reactionary rubbish Hugo did. Here again the Venezuelans brought their troubles on themselves, now possibly including Chavez starting a Galtieri-style war.

]]> By: Dark Helmet http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24482 Dark Helmet Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:43:31 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24482 Let's not lose our perspective here in the blame America for everything movement. A murdering bastard has a choke hold on a great country. chavez has clear ambitions to harm America. I don't see how we deserve any of that. Small countries composed mainly of people who used to hack each other into bits to appease myan & aztec gods are lucky to live in the back yard of the greatest nation of earth. Our 'mistakes' are not an excuse for maniacs or American hating left wingers that kiss his feet. We will cut the head of that snake in SA and the one in Iran. Watch. Let’s not lose our perspective here in the blame America for everything movement.

A murdering bastard has a choke hold on a great country. chavez has clear ambitions to harm America.

I don’t see how we deserve any of that. Small countries composed mainly of people who used to hack each other into bits to appease myan & aztec gods are lucky to live in the back yard of the greatest nation of earth.

Our ‘mistakes’ are not an excuse for maniacs or American hating left wingers that kiss his feet.

We will cut the head of that snake in SA and the one in Iran. Watch.

]]> By: gcblues http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24481 gcblues Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:12:48 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24481 in answer to the above, Venezuelan currency is the bolivar. VEB on currency indexes i believe. anyone that believes communism is on the verge of collapse in Latin America is a fool mt father always told me, it is always best to place the blame on yourself, then you and only hold the solution. the USA is to blame for the situation they have caused in Latin America beginning with the king idiot JFK and his post missile crisis invitation of communism into this hemisphere, just please oh please do not aim nukes at us, everything else is ok. followed by the same stupidity we use in the mid east by supporting every thug that opposes, or supposedly opposes others we do do not like. gosh, when the smoke clears is there any question why everyone left alive hates the USA? duh. add that to agricultural subsidies that cement poverty in UDCs, the world bank and the USA's anti Latin attitude while they expect gringos should be able to waltz into any Latin country just by flashing a passport .... and darn it, can't you learn English? the myopic ethnocentric stupidity exemplified by the border morons has left a very dangerous Latin America. just wait till Iran begins building its new port at monkey point Nicaragua. the USA has bungled Latin America over and over and over and over. we deserve what we get. in answer to the above, Venezuelan currency is the bolivar. VEB on currency indexes i believe.

anyone that believes communism is on the verge of collapse in Latin America is a fool

mt father always told me, it is always best to place the blame on yourself, then you and only hold the solution.

the USA is to blame for the situation they have caused in Latin America beginning with the king idiot JFK and his post missile crisis invitation of communism into this hemisphere, just please oh please do not aim nukes at us, everything else is ok. followed by the same stupidity we use in the mid east by supporting every thug that opposes, or supposedly opposes others we do do not like. gosh, when the smoke clears is there any question why everyone left alive hates the USA? duh.

add that to agricultural subsidies that cement poverty in UDCs, the world bank and the USA’s anti Latin attitude while they expect gringos should be able to waltz into any Latin country just by flashing a passport …. and darn it, can’t you learn English? the myopic ethnocentric stupidity exemplified by the border morons has left a very dangerous Latin America. just wait till Iran begins building its new port at monkey point Nicaragua.
the USA has bungled Latin America over and over and over and over. we deserve what we get.

]]> By: Elena http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24480 Elena Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:40:40 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24480 I heard from a venezuelian that Chavez declared mourning and a minute of silence for the killed terrorist Reyes. I heard from a venezuelian that Chavez declared mourning and a minute of silence for the killed terrorist Reyes.

]]> By: Patrick Joseph Madden http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24479 Patrick Joseph Madden Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:26:11 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24479 <i>The Venezuelan Embassy in Caracas is now closed.</i>Why was a Venezuelan Embassy in Caracas ever opened? The Venezuelan Embassy in Caracas is now closed.Why was a Venezuelan Embassy in Caracas ever opened?

]]> By: John More http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24478 John More Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:18:33 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24478 Chavez is in trouble at home. Nothing like international trouble to divert attention and give excuses to round up the troublemakers. Chavez is in trouble at home.

Nothing like international trouble to divert attention and give excuses to round up the troublemakers.

]]> By: WR Jonas http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24477 WR Jonas Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:14:22 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24477 You give a dictator a few million pesos( what is their currency), a couple dozen Russian fighters and pretty soon he thinks hes in command of Alexanders army. The chances of Chavez invading anybody are equivalent to my chances of winning the big lotto. If he had any guts he would attack instead of talking about it. But of course George Bush actually has the guts and that must really grate on Hugo. You give a dictator a few million pesos( what is their currency), a couple dozen Russian fighters and pretty soon he thinks hes in command of Alexanders army.

The chances of Chavez invading anybody are equivalent to my chances of winning the big lotto.

If he had any guts he would attack instead of talking about it. But of course George Bush actually has the guts and that must really grate on Hugo.

]]> By: Dark Helmet http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24476 Dark Helmet Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:40:07 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24476 chavez is another hitler who enjoys great support from the far left wing cult of President Bush haters which includes despising anything that made this nation great. Recognize that this is in fact treason, not just beyond belief sheer stupidity backed by soros. Don't buy citgo. chavez is another hitler who enjoys great support from the far left wing cult of President Bush haters which includes despising anything that made this nation great.

Recognize that this is in fact treason, not just beyond belief sheer stupidity backed by soros.

Don’t buy citgo.

]]> By: robert verdi http://pjmedia.com/blog/chavezs_saberrattling/#comment-24475 robert verdi Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:30:11 +0000 http://dev.pajamasmedia.com/blog/hugo-chavez-rattles-his-saber/#comment-24475 Its bluster, anyway Hugo has been planning for an invasion from the ocean for years, His military doctrine has focused on a people's war against the USA. That is a far cry from a coneventional war. I am sure there are still professionals in the military, but I do not think we will se them in action. Its bluster, anyway Hugo has been planning for an invasion from the ocean for years, His military doctrine has focused on a people’s war against the USA. That is a far cry from a coneventional war. I am sure there are still professionals in the military, but I do not think we will se them in action.

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