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Venezuela has been rather loudly anti-American since Hugo Chavez became President in 1999.
The Bush Administration barely concealed its glee at the 2002 Venezuelan coup, which ended up failing. The American media at the time didn't bother to hide its delight, for it initially looked like the ruling United Socialist Party would be overthrown.
Now, in response to your laughably pathetic claim that President Obama has spoiled relations with Venezuela - in 2008 (Who was the U.S. President then? Hint - it wasn't Obama.) Venezuela broke off diplomatic relations with the United States.
This is a story about domestic Venezuelan politics (yes, it is - pay attention), not about your petty partisan insistence on making everything about politicians you don't like.
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had detained U.S. citizens, including a pilot, on suspicion of espionage, in a move likely to strain already tense relations between Washington and Caracas.
Maduro also said his government would order a reduction in the number of U.S. embassy staff in Caracas and prohibit some U.S. officials from entering Venezuela in retaliation for a similar U.S. measure last year. Venezuela would also require U.S. citizens to obtain visas before visiting, he told a rally.
Another Obama Success story! No matter what Kerry say's. Obama has made the whole world not very friendly place for a once great nation! How did we miss that? What do you think, will Venezuela turn into anti-american country?
So now Obama is responsible for the fact that Venezuela is an anti-American country? Obama has been a less than perfect President, but I am tired of the way that some people blame him for everything they don't like. I guess he is responsible for bad weather too.
I get the very strong impression that MOST conservative are not too hot on Jeb and they will either stay home or vote for anyone else.
I also get the strong impression that Progressives are not too hot on Hillary....but they WILL pull the lever to put her in the WH, if she gets the nod!
because they are typically morons and care more about their agenda then actually having a chance no matter how slight of things improving.
So now Obama is responsible for the fact that Venezuela is an anti-American country? Obama has been a less than perfect President, but I am tired of the way that some people blame him for everything they don't like. I guess he is responsible for bad weather too.
He's the window licker who brings it upon himself. Remember he was just bragging about fuel prices being low not that they aren't anymore hes not apologizing. Dudes a clown
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had detained U.S. citizens, including a pilot, on suspicion of espionage, in a move likely to strain already tense relations between Washington and Caracas.
Maduro also said his government would order a reduction in the number of U.S. embassy staff in Caracas and prohibit some U.S. officials from entering Venezuela in retaliation for a similar U.S. measure last year. Venezuela would also require U.S. citizens to obtain visas before visiting, he told a rally.
Another Obama Success story! No matter what Kerry say's. Obama has made the whole world not very friendly place for a once great nation! How did we miss that? What do you think, will Venezuela turn into anti-american country?
Apparently Maduro blames the United States of being behind an alleged coup plot. Who knows. It's not like I'm going to visit a place where I might be detained anyway. As far as the blame game goes, we pretty much lost Venezuela in 1999 when Clinton was president. I don't know that anybody could have prevented it though. It seems like they were heck bent on becoming a banana republic.
How did it make a difference when they never have won? That Bush or Clinton won, proving that votes for the 3rd party were all for nothing. No one cared that so and so finished in 3rd.
Nader cost Al Gore that election. Those kinds of losses force the losing party to address why they lost those voters. And within the memory of many, in 1968 George Wallace almost won enough states to prevent Nixon or Humphrey from getting enough electoral votes to win the presidency. If that had happened it would have forced Nixon to the negotiating table with Wallace. It may very well had happened in 1972 except that an assassination attempt was made on George Wallace, critically wounding him and ending that campaign earlier.
IMO, before you throw away your vote on another status quo politician, study up on a little history. Democrats & Republicans love it when Americans are foolish enough to ignore their constitutional options by limiting themselves to a simpe binary choice.
Same here. When I look at presidential candidates 2016, I get scared.
Hillary Clinton..................no................I used to really like and respect her. Her reign as Secretary of State, showed me that she is more for Hillary than her country. I so agree, no Bush, no Clinton. But who?
Wish the electoral system would go away. Why can't we just vote for President, like we do everything else. I think there is too much danger of fraud. Seems like a computer game every Presidential election.
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