tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post7288658680874002547..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: Chavez Power GrabUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-66521571816941803062007-01-31T20:44:00.000-08:002007-01-31T20:44:00.000-08:00Actually, Chavez turned the coup back on us accusi...Actually, Chavez turned the coup back on us accusing the U.S. of having had a hand in it. <br /><br />Whether that was true or not doesn't matter. What matters is that this rallied his followers. The perception is half the ballgame.USWesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07572294996079264655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-35301902532652516562007-01-30T19:29:00.000-08:002007-01-30T19:29:00.000-08:00Remember also that just months after Chavez was el...Remember also that just months after Chavez was elected the first time, there was a military coup against him. Bush sent out Ari Fleischer to applaud the coup. Chavez then defeated the coup. Bush never apologized or tried rapprochement. Then, GOP stooges like Pat Robertson threaten his life.<br /><br />We alienated Chavez so thoroughly that he decided, I think, that his only option was to follow Castro rather than, say, Lula. <br /><br />The corollary of saying "if you aren't with us, you're against us" is that you encourage people to turn against us.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.com