Mike Pouraryan
OV Newsflash (11/9/09): Chavez On the War Path
November 9th 2009 05:29
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Will He Come to his senses?
Hugo Chavez is on the war path. He has instructed his military to prepare for war with Colombia. I am truly trying to understand why Chavez is beating the drums for war.
As I assess his "evolution" as a leader, I see some close parallels between him and his pal Ahmadinejad in Iran.
As I assess the situation, I see that Colombia has asked the UN for assistance. It seems to me that Chavez needs to truly focus on his internal challenges. Although I understand his populist policies, I continue to think that he pushes these sort of crisis to divert attention from the real issues facing the country. Crime is rising, inflation is rising and the budget deficit that has been brought about by his policies is wrecking havoc on the economy. One would not know this if one visits his United Socialist Party website, though.
I am fascinated by Chavez, though. He is quite the entertainer, though. But this fascination with being noticed may force a region into war. Maybe President Lula will once again remind Chavez that he should behave himself. It is indeed a worrisome development. For the sake of the people of the region, hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
As I assess his "evolution" as a leader, I see some close parallels between him and his pal Ahmadinejad in Iran.
As I assess the situation, I see that Colombia has asked the UN for assistance. It seems to me that Chavez needs to truly focus on his internal challenges. Although I understand his populist policies, I continue to think that he pushes these sort of crisis to divert attention from the real issues facing the country. Crime is rising, inflation is rising and the budget deficit that has been brought about by his policies is wrecking havoc on the economy. One would not know this if one visits his United Socialist Party website, though.
I am fascinated by Chavez, though. He is quite the entertainer, though. But this fascination with being noticed may force a region into war. Maybe President Lula will once again remind Chavez that he should behave himself. It is indeed a worrisome development. For the sake of the people of the region, hopefully cooler heads will prevail.
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