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Chavez said that he'll have some questions for the new U.S. leader when they finally meet.

"Somebody needs to ask him what his vision is for the crisis that's weighing terribly on Latin America," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_us_relations;_ylt=AoOuIw8efDOrDcBsSS1rLQ63IxIF


What crisis is Chavez referring to? I'd like to know what he thinks is going on and what he thinks the US should be doing down there.

EDIT - And do you think the US as a nation has a responsibility to do anything in Latin America or should that be left up to individual Americans? What do you think of the Monroe Doctrine? Good or bad? Why?

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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Chavez said that he'll have some questions for the new U.S. leader when they finally meet.

"Somebody needs to ask him what his vision is for the crisis that's weighing terribly on Latin America," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090404/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_venezuela_us_relations;_ylt=AoOuIw8efDOrDcBsSS1rLQ63IxIF


What crisis is Cha ...[text shortened]... eft up to individual Americans? What do you think of the Monroe Doctrine? Good or bad? Why?
Maybe you haven't read a newspaper in the last 6 months and missed how the financial crisis in the US has beem a major contributor to the world wide economic slowdown.

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Originally posted by no1marauder
Maybe you haven't read a newspaper in the last 6 months and missed how the financial crisis in the US has beem a major contributor to the world wide economic slowdown.
You mean the world does depend on the US for their own financial well being?

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
You mean the world does depend on the US for their own financial well being?
And vice versa.

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Originally posted by no1marauder
And vice versa.
Touche

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All right. So the crisis is the global financial one.

What does he want us to do? What should we do? Simply fix our own economy, or what?

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Doesn't Venezuela have lots of oil? I'm sure we can work something out.

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and 12 cents per gallon gas!

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Originally posted by no1marauder
Maybe you haven't read a newspaper in the last 6 months and missed how the financial crisis in the US has beem a major contributor to the world wide economic slowdown.
Maybe he doesn't know a single bit about history and how the U.S. has been behind all major events in Latin America for the last hundred years, including coup d'etats, dictators, political murders, etc.

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Originally posted by Seitse
Maybe he doesn't know a single bit about history and how the U.S. has been behind all major events in Latin America for the last hundred years, including coup d'etats, dictators, political murders, etc.
...and the US should do what at the present time?

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Originally posted by Seitse
Maybe he doesn't know a single bit about history and how the U.S. has been behind all major events in Latin America for the last hundred years, including coup d'etats, dictators, political murders, etc.
I'm fascinated, please enlighten us.

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Originally posted by Seitse
Maybe he doesn't know a single bit about history and how the U.S. has been behind all major events in Latin America for the last hundred years, including coup d'etats, dictators, political murders, etc.
it'd save everyone a lot of trouble if you would just become trust territories.

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
it'd save everyone a lot of trouble if you would just become trust territories.
Yes, then they could rightfully blame America for all their problems, like seatsniff does.

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Originally posted by Sam The Sham
I'm fascinated, please enlighten us.
I won't do in 5 minutes the work your teachers and parents didn't do with you in a lifetime.

Enlighten yourself, instead: Read.

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