It is very odd. Must be the oil, because the 1% seems to have a comfortable grip on both political parties, so they surely cannot be afraid of creeping Socialism. I guess that if Kerry still refers to South America as our backyard, maybe the US still feels there is some use for pretending we are in charge there.

What Obama and the rest of TPTB are afraid of is not Venezuela, it's socialism, as practiced in Venezuela.

Unstable enough it gives the 1% an example of how socialism does not work AND it makes VZ's valuable resource ripe for the picking.

The VZ president has already accused the US of meddling in their affairs. ..I wonder how much truth there is to that.. do we have some kind of ops helping things along?

I feel like a stage is being set...maybe not for next year or even 5 years...

I'm not seeing something here or what I think may be going on is pissing me off big-time. If this country pulls another "Dick Chaney goes to war for oil" bullshit, we truly ARE the monsters of the world.

stands up for and protects Venezuela from the warmongering U.S.

I am embarrassed and ashamed of my country's government in the U.S.

They represent the 1% and the 1% want Venezuela's oil.

I fear they will stop at nothing to get it.

Long live the Bolivarian Revolution !!!

Viva Venezuela !!!


Thanks Judi.

the US doesn't have to actually do anything except stand back and watch.

You can bet we're already down there doing things we'll read about in twenty years - just ask Ollie.

No reason for an executive order if not to legitimize our activities.

Not Scared. Covetous.

Russia is beefing up its relations with Cuba, Nicaragua as well as Venezuela.