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Chavez's Anti-US Imperialism Tour Rolls On Source

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(Oct. 21) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Syria for talks with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, the latest stop on a foreign tour intended to counter what he calls U.S. "imperialism."

Chavez flew to Damascus on Wednesday

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haroldlynn 12:06 PM Oct 21, 2010

Israel should have launched the air and missile strikes while Chavez was in Iran. Mr. Netanyahu, how much longer must we wait before you do what obama should have done some time ago? We eagerly await, and need, B B B Benny & the Jets!

kingnus 12:03 PM Oct 21, 2010

What makes Chavez think the U.S. is Imperialist? Just because we invaded two countries in the last 10 years?

Many world leaders promote war and strife. Those who support war are against the entirety of humanity no matter who they are. A comparative few world leaders throughout history have caused and promoted unthinkable human suffering for many thousands of years. Does anyone actually believe that innocent men women and children want to suffer at the whims of a few power hungry, war-mongers? This includes George Bush, Adolph Hitler, the Korean leader, IL, Stalin, Sadame and the list goes on. It includes leaders of all types of governments in all countries. The U.S. itself has perpetuated over two hundred unprovoked, documented acts of aggression against other countries over the last sixty years.  Just one of these acts was the unjustified attack against Iraq. Whereas I do not agree with Chavez or any other leaders perpetuation of war and hate, I understand the reason behind his action. America is not the world police. America and American companies have exploited other countries, including Venezuela throughout its history. In fact, America was stolen from its rightful owners. People who believe that America is correct in its actions as an imperialist power are the same as the Islamic terrorists. The Universe works by cause and effect. The pendulum will swing back towards America in this respect. Not because of people who promote civility, peace, justice and cooperation such as Obama et al, but because of those who have promoted imperialism and exploitation, just as England, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany etc, over many hundreds of years.

" ...It is not only the Arabs and Israelis who are behaving like this, but also the English and the Northern Irish, the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Americans (who are interfering everywhere), and for quite some time NATO as well. Furthermore, it is also the Serbs, Albanians and Macedonians, in addition to the Iraqis and the Iranians and many, many others. All of the above-mentioned examples are only promoting war and terrorism, and not one iota of peace, love and freedom, because their inexcusable actions, utilized with naked and evil force, bring about new naked and evil forces, as well as hatred and vengeful-emotions, which then leads to new bloodshed, murder and manslaughter of all kinds. There is no excuse whatsoever for this, because all of it is totally scorning humanity and the reverence for life, and therefore everything lies beneath the dignity of humaneness, love, justice, freedom and peace..." Source

Though not all of us agree with these actions, all will suffer the consequences. This is not to blame any one race or continent or people. People from all corners of the world have practiced war, imperialism and exploitation at some point in their histories. This entire belief that America is somehow immune or that it is a chosen country with chosen people is absolutely false.  This applies to any group of people who believe that they are the chosen ones and have to the right to do as they please.