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Considering that he was voted in again and that it is true that he wants a communist State then we must also consider that maybe the poor man of the country also wants it. The US will not allow such a thing to happen though, I am pretty sure of that.

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I really don't think that the US can stop it. We really don't have that much control of the area. Truly the only levers that the US has are aid and our business. The US could say that they would boycott Venezuelan Oil, but that really wont happen unless someone else can step up production to make up the difference. US aid is also a significant help to Venezuela, but if the poor man wants him as a leader, then they might not actually must not mind being that poor. Cuba has managed without US business for a long time. While it does severely hurt their economy, as long as they are "happy or unopposed" to his rule, then the song will remain the same.

Just a thought,

Vincenzo

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Well this is what lead me to this perspective.

1. I have lived there in the past and since we are only 8 miles from the border I get a feel for the way the people think. The US dollar is 'god' there, but their money is so devalued that not even our islands will accept it. All the infrastructure, cars and styles are based on US culture save for the language. The middle and upper class enjoy this. The poor man is the majority and the people can show their rebellion at the drop of a hat. I believe Chavez capitalizes on this. Now you can look at our thread about Russia within this board and maybe it is something similar... maybe he will rule in a communist fashion under the guise of democracy and free elections.

2. Now, this thread is not about the US, but to discuss the possibility of a declaration of communism I will entertain it. The US has shown in the past that they will not let any country in the Western Hemisphere declare itself communist, at least not officially. the US would most likely use some justification and bring in the UN if they ever needed to stop a communist regime in Venezuela.

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Well, it isnt exactly communism, but it is very close! Totalitarianism seems to be the flavor of government for which Mr. Chavez is searching. It also seems very interesting that his idol is a Cuban Dictator, who runs his country much in the same fashion.

https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,146472,00.html

The interesting note here is that the US government says that this is disturbing, but they really are not saying much more about stopping it. I do suspect that the US government will be very generous with the surrounding countries that Chavez tries to disturb.

I really feel for the Venezuelan people as this assures them certain poverty for a LONG LONG time.

Just a thought,

Vincenzo

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It would be ashame to have Venezuela become like its counterpart Colombia in its wave of violence, drugs and guerilla warfare. As for the US not taking issue at the moment - they are too busy dealing with the Middle East at the moment - but that is another thread.

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Now this is interesting... local news has just announced that the Venezuelan military is on high alert as the presence of a US convoy was detected near its coasts and the Venezuelans claim that they (US troops) even landed and / or conducted military missions on a nearby island.

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Wow...I did not know we had any excess troops anywhere! I do suspect there will be another large anti-american rally in the near Venezuelan future. However, this would not surprise me. The US did a similar thing to Libya when Reagan was president.

Let the mind games begin,

Vincenzo

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Well the latest is that Chavez is threatening to stop US oil supply to the US if they do not stop what they call 'an assassination attempt' on Chavez's life. Now you might laugh at Chavez's threat, but keep in mind that Venezuela is the 5th largest exporter of Oil.