Do you think Bush will do upon Venezuela like he did in the Middle East because of his obsession with oil?
468816
Yes, they've already done it.  The economic hit men have killed numerous central and south American politicans in the name of oil.  \n\nDo i think he'll out and out order a hit or go to war?  No.  Do i think chavez will die in an "accidental" plane crash if he failes to cooperate?  Yes.
689443
Yes.\nI lost many friends...and almost myself...over the president's greed for OIL.\n\nOperation Liberate Iraq..... my @ss!!!!
1048038
I think Iraq will come to peace when we leave them alone. The only reason we are there is to get their oil. Before she worked for the gov. Condileeza Rice worked for Chevron with her expertise being the middle east. Sound funny to you? Read the article "The Price of Oil" printed in the New Yorker Magazine years ago. It tells how after the fall of the Soviet Union all the big oil companies starting buying or bribeing their way into all the oil in the middle east. Guess who did some of that dirty work? Condi. Also Check out the book "The Grand Chessboard: American primasy and it's geostrategic imperatives" written 1997 by Jimmy Carter's national security advisor and also a cofounder of the trilateral commission. Ironically enough he outlines where exactly the next big conflict would be. And quess what? We are smack dab where he said we would be. Bush just needed a reason (9/11-yes he had prior knowledge but with trillions $ on the line do you think he'd stop it?) for public support to send our troops over to secure all that wealth. As far as the continuing wars. I think that we will invade whoever we want in order to get what we want. So until we have control of all the oil we will be in the middle east for a long time.
374349
No. I think that this is something personal for Bush. It's a "I'm President now and I'm gonna get you back for trying to kill my dad" type thing. Also, we all know that there is plenty of oil over there. Well what is Bush's family biz? You guessed it, OIL. We did what we set out to do over there. We got Saddam out of power and we should've helped, not take over. I'm not a very political person , but this whole conflict and the deaths of so many people just makes me and I know alot of you wonder what is really going on
463811
Why not. Just ask Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq.Restore peace .Stop intimidating Iran automatically oil prices will go down to touch below 50. Bush is responsible of all miseries world is facing.
500637
Chavez should be killed for his repeated Opposition to the U.S. and not cooperating on the war on terror. He is a dictator and has removed the law in his country that has a set amount of years for presidental term so we will see Chavez in office till he dies like Castro. Chavez is gonna turn his country into the next China except on the Radical Left side. With Removal of Rights and suppression of his opposers. He is annoyance and the U.S. Empire doesn't have time to deal with small fries like him. So he is on President Bush's Ignore list on all Chat Programs and Phones =P
553008
No, it would still be the same. Gas has nothing to do with whos the President. I dislike Bush, but I do not think he is in charge of the gas prices.\n\n"This is a total misconception. The reason for high gas prices is simply supply and demand in this country, not the cost of barrel of crude oil, be it purchased from Saudi Arabia or elsewhere. \n\nThis country has not built any new plants (at least any that provided a significant increase to our ability to increase production of refined oil products) since the mid to late 1990s. \n\nIt doesn't take a lot to realize that if we have to divert millions of barrels of our refined oil products, such as gasoline and diesel fuel, to fight a war, less of the product will find its way to the American consumer. \n\nSo in the land which has proven that capitalism and open markets are much better at regulating than any government, it should come as no surprise that we will have to pay more per gallon of fuel until such time as the plants that refine the crude oil in the United States catch up with the deficit. \n\nToo many US citizens have the idea that they are entitled to a free lunch. Whenever a resource is used for one thing, it means there will be less available for whoever else might want to use this resource. Hey, it's the American way, and it works."
704438
None, Chavez is just a thorn both are alike at times they both can sell voters goodies. US would be stupid to take out Chavez because Chavez always stated he hates the American government not the people. Think we should let Chavez do what he wants, but populism of his sort catches up in time. Oil Hangover will hit Chavez like a freight train, and I wonder if Chavez know about Mexico hangover of the 1970s on oil.
196814
i think so Bush bcz he wants to take over the control the control on the muslim countries rather it would be better to say the sources in the countries.\nthe recent agreement between india and America shows the enmity for muslim countries.Pakistan helped them so much in the war of terrorism but it got nothing just the blame that it is supporting terrorism in the countries\nNext point I would like to say is the work done for establishing OPIC (Oil Production and Importing cooperation)in place of OPEC. Oil is produced a lot in middle east but not even a single country is expectd to be the member of OPIC.\nNow Usama, you can not say that he is absolutely right. He I think so have tried to impose Islam by pressure which itself is wrong.\nthen coming to war of Afghanistan and Russia, where American interest were in danger and so he used Usama Bin Laden to overcome Russia and named him HERO, who later turned to terrorist bcz he was not interested in American Interest.\nFinally I would like to say that basically the day of judjement is njot far away and our religon(Islam) says that one person will controll the world and who will obey him he will give him wealth (ike Bush is giving alms to his allies)\nand those who will not obey him will be gin&#92;ven punishment(like Saddam, Khatami, Usama). but this will end
866384
Domestically you are right, as far as looking out for the intrests of the USA abroad, he deserves maybe twice that rate IF he hadn't so optimistcally viewed the mindset of the muslim world as compatable with the West. But no one gives him credit for stating we need to stop depending on foreign oil, he is 100% on target there, but no one wants to listen.
367622
No, the Gulf War was just away for the Bush Regime to take over the areas that they deem as the necessary regions to further their takeover for oil domination. Sorry for them they cannot get what they want....
113301
Absolutely, and it fits exactly with Bible prophecy.  Pay attention to what is happening with the Europian Union and the Euro as the currency of the world.  Watch for Arab nations to convert their value of a barrel of oil from the US dollar to the euro and what that will do to our economy.\nYes,  VERY scarey this is...LOL... at least to those who are not prepared!
550385
I don't think it's possible because people want what is no theirs. the U.S. is a prime example. They will keep taking until they have it all and someone is going to fight back.\nthat said we have Bush as a president and the U.S. will keep electing idiots.\nWeapons of mass destruction. HA!!  he just want the oil and people are dying for NOTHING!
81223
i don't think its going to be like Venezuela whit Chavez\na difference is that Venezuela docent have any exportation's only Oil, and Mexico economy is base in exportation to US, that's way the MONEY PEOPLE in Mexico are going to hold OBRADOR back whit help of the other parties in the senate.
27544
I think that Americans aren´t agree Chavez exterior policy to the United States and Bush administration.\nAlso, with Fidel Castro, they are changing Latin American point of view about freedom, democracy,and capitalism.Chavez give $30 millions to Bolivia, and 65% of Venezuelans are in extremely poverty. Also he´s giving free oil and gas to Argentina,Brazil,Cuba,and Caribbean islands.And he´s finnanciating pro-comunist socialist candidates, that is the case of Evo Morales in Bolivia, and Ollanta Humala in Peru. But I think that intelligent and modern left Latin American leaders like Lula,the elected Michelle Bachelet,Nestor Kirchner, etc. People who really want good relationships with US and the whole world, impede that Chavez made real the "Simon Bolivar´s dream" of integrate all Latin America in one "liberal socialist" block.
1034282
Could be he knows oil supplies are dwindling in Saudi Arabia where he has co-harts. Knew he had to do something to keep up his flow of money to himself and cronies based on oil production and trade. Somehow I think the Saudi's are in on this somewhere.
666991
Hugo Chavez is looking out for Venezuela first. Which is fine that's what he was elected to do. He's not toadying up to the Americans because he doesn't need to.\n\nIt's a good thing for Venezuela and South America that they've reached this stage. It will cause some problems in the West because the agreements that Western firms have struck with previous governments will be changed, which could cause price rises, and so on.\n\nBut remember Chavez will have to trade with the world. i don't think he's trying to undermine the US, more a case of he just wants his country to stand on its own two feet.\n\nI have heard some Venezuelans say that he isn't a good leader, and that he is too much of a populist. That could well be true, but if he was elected in a fair and free election. Tough! That's what democracy is about.