What to do about Chavez?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

The Americans he's been jailing were spying on his military facilities, and he has agreed to release them back to the US.

Just leave him alone.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Remember, as oppose to Musharaf  in Pakistan, for example, Chavz  came to power in a democratic  election process

Surely we can look at the depth of the situations though.

OK. Chavez wins a fair election. Musharaf overthorws a democratically elected government. Why is the latter better than the former?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

We have some anti-American liberals who favor leftist governments simply because they are hostile to the US, but I don't think this is the right path.

no it is not because they are hostile to the US, it's because we agree with their economic policies more. Get that through your ing head. If this were true, I would love North Korea and the Taliban, (gee, I don't). Plus I don't hate America, so why would I support places just for being anti-American? You love using this moronic strawmkan.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Except Chavez isn't a communist.

I'm just sick of dazzleman saying liberals like anyone who's anti-American. Does he think liberals are giant fans of bin Laden?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Ha, if you think bin Laden is very popular on DU you are sorely mistaken.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

no, he wasn't a true communist, he was a megalomaniac totalitarian despot.