Does anyone else think Chavez, and Ahamedinejad, actually made some sense?

Question

These two leaders are Democratically elected Presidents of nations with a deep sense of wisdom.

Do you think maybe they are right when they talk about U.S. Imperialism trying to control the world?

No other country has military bases on on every major continent. We try to tell everyone what to do, and we threaten them with sanctions or war, if they don't.

At one time the USA gave money to every, and any, world leader that wasn't communist. Including Saddam Hussein, the Taliban, Pinochet, the Shah of Iran, etc. EACH ONE OF THEM WERE HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSERS, THAT TORTURED AND KILLED TO STAY IN POWER. And thanks to US aid, most of them did.

Do you think that just maybe, Chavez, and Ahamedinejad, actually made some good remarks that reflects some international views of our nation?

I did not agree with all their remarks. BUT, on some issues, they made some good points.

Hey Dallas, you send me the money...I'll leave!

And Regerugged, I think your an idiot too.

TY ragajungled, steph, and the other sfor your fine, peaceful, comments!

musiccomputers, i like your style!

Answer 1

I agree totally with you ,Anthony. I think most of the well-informed people will agree with you and ignorant people will disagree . What you say makes total sense, wish i could add something but you have already said everything.
Armygirl91, US cannot go to any country and put up military bases in the name of helping them. Would you like if North Korea comes to US and put up bases in the name of helping USA whether US needs it or not.
Muse, just like you don't want to be told what to do,same way the other countries doesn't want to be told to do things by American govt. Imagine someone invading your home and starts ordering you and mis-inform the world that he is helping you but in reality he is killing your relatives and friends, how would you feel?

Answer 2

Somebody calling them puppets? Yes I think they verbalized the views of many around the world. Kinda question the wisdom of nation of Chavez, he seems very popular with folks that hate USA. As for Iran, From what I've read, seems the religious leader is the one running the country, uncertain if the president words were his or no,.whoever, is intelligent, thoughtful, and able to put together a convincing argument. They are not right about the "Imperialism" charge more like "Capitalism," can believe that, and feel friend and foes alike would agree. Have not really figured out the politics of Iran so far it seems much like the old Egypt and Libya except a religious power instead of military. have to study more if material can be found, think only Arabs understand Arab politics.

Answer 3

I've noted several responses that suggested that the two leaders made some valid points regarding the US. I might agree, BUT THAT IS NOT THE POINT. Anyone can make some statements that are correct, so could Hitler. Does that mean they're good? It is not what they say, it is what they have done that scares me? Name me one treaty/agreement that Iran has kept over the years.
Doesn't it bother you that just several weeks ago this presumed man of peace, Ahamedinejad, publicly stated that he wants to see Israel annihilated! Don't you find it weird that a country with some of the largest oil reserves needs nuclear power for peace purposes?

Answer 4

They in fact do make sense, that is out of question. They just point out what the majority of the world's countries know and suffer, especially those where the US had worked its ways resorting to economic sanctions, war, poverty, and TERRORISM. It is truly a relief knowing that there are still some people in the US without an obscurantist and racist cloud in their minds, or at least willing to view the world as it really is. I understand it is really hard to go out of a "comfort zone" created by consumerism and the media. Someone has to pay in order to support that way of life and the true interests behind it. And that is the rest of the world... or at least those countries who cannot defend themselves under the same terms.

Answer 5

This two-bit tin horn puppet of a truly radical oppressive theocratic dictatorship of fundamentalist Muslim central committee of thugs is compared to a freely elected leader of the free World's most free Democracy is past being a joke.
The attitude of "keeping the U.S. in check" goes all the way to the top of the Democratic Leadership. When Clinton was in office, it was actually their policy. It can't be pointed out often enough that Madeline Albright said, openly, "it isn't good for there to be only one Superpower". She and Clinton then went about trying to make their belief come true.

MSM has always had a love affair with dictators. I mean, Hitler was Time magazine's "Man of the Year" not once, but twice. We've already seen both Mike Wallace and Brian Williams swoon over Ahmadinejad while interviewing him.
While the leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement nations were making speeches at the 14th conference of their movement in Havana in mid-September, three groups of intelligence experts were off in a well-guarded corner next door to talk about matters far from the conference’s main theme of how to develop backward economies and societies.

Iranian, Cuban and Venezuelan teams were putting their heads together on ways of translating their leaders' hostile rhetoric and slogans into effective war action against the United States.

Answer 6

Anthony, you sound like an intelligent man who likes serious political discussion. Your profile tells me that you are relatively new to Yahoo Answers. A word of advice, from someone who has been watching the political category for a few weeks now, the number of truly qualified people to dialog with you are not on YA.

My response to your question: Looking at what they said from their point of view, often made sense. That's how problems are solved in this world, by empathizing.

That being said, savvy politicians have a good poker face.
It's that we don't fully know their agenda, and that frightens me.

Answer 7

Do you KNOW what Imperialism is? Have you any clue what transpires in nations like Venezuela and Iran, the level of human and political freedom that is a standard in those nations, that would be an outrage in the USA?

Do you know what life WOULD have been like for Germany, UK, France, Italy, Greece, had we not insisted on and defended Democracy in those nations in the face of a nuclear-armed USSR?

Do you know what will happen to oil and gas prices (that are controlled by speculators more than producers or refiners) when Iran DOES have a nuclear armament? Do you know the consequences of energy dependence on nations that DO NOT have free and legitimate elections like Venezuela and Iran?

There exists a military presence in Germany, UK, Turkey, S. Korea, Japan and several other nations at the INVITATION of those nations, not on the insistence of U.S. policy and military. To suggest this is imperialistic is to show an utter and complete ignorance of definitional English and of course the entire documented history of mankind.

What is S. Korea's fate, or Japan's, without U.S. military support? COMMUNISM.

What is W. Europe's fate without strong U.S. defense postures in key states/allies? An overwhelming population shift to non-Christian, non-Democratic societies that would imperil the freedom to whine and moan that Europeans so often exercise. There is no dissent in totalitarianism, and there IS NO DISSENT in Venezuela or Iran.

Because Saddam, Pinochet or the Shah tortured and killed to stay in power, does that reflect on the US directly? Did they not receive MORE aid and MORE support and MORE cover from other nations (such as Russia or China or others). Did we not rectify Saddam's indiscretions and bring him to internally meted justice?

Ahmadinejad represents a regime with NO democratic principles, no freedom of press or religion or speech and with a DOCUMENTED history of funding terrorists who torture, rape and kill innocent human beings.

Before we go singing the praises of Evo and Hugo and Mahmoud and Nasrallah, let us visit hrw.org ourselves and see where the devils truly do their bidding.

To place the USA in the same sentence or even discussion as Saddam or Pinochet or the Taliban is utterly ludicrous and ill-informed.

These men called for the destruction of America and the collapse of the UN, and you find their remarks GOOD? Maybe the UN could use an overhaul, but to entrust the world's economies and diplomacy to the hands of Chavez and Ahmadinejad is to rewind the odometer of human progress by at LEAST 500 years.

You are miscalculating, misguided and worst of all missing the point of their messages entirely. They are out to squash the beacon of freedom and human dignity by chastizing the only world power consistently engaged in defending both. Their goal is to legitimize their own personal evils by trying to spin American policy into a grand scheme to dominate world governments and economies. It hasn't happened, because it's not what America sets out to do. The folly of these two gentlemen can only be legitimized by the court jesters of UN diplomats. The problem we face is the imperialism of hatred, death and dehumanization that socialism and radical religiosity have wrought on this world. That empire is run by the likes of Chavez and Ahmadinejad, not by my fellow Americans.

Put the pipe down.

Answer 8

These two leaders exemplify the direction of democracy in emerging countries.

As a result of our governments stated goals of spreading fredom and democracy; soon, the majority of the world's leaders will be democratically elected by people who hate the united states. What kind of leaders do we really expect them to elect??? I dont know who's dumber. The republicans who espouse that spreading democracy is a good thing or the US citizens who accept this BS as truth.

Answer 9

have we heard back from the Iranian people that George Bush addressed at the UN, how do they feel about their country,, do they know that they are the second target of the axis of evil,, do the people in Iraq think they are better off now than they were on 9-11,, do we believe that they feel safer,, are Americans braced for the next invasion, and the next,,, Kim Jong il and N. Korea,,, who will care for the thousands of innocent who face the next attack,, here in the USA or abroad,, will American citizens support torture and invasion,, no matter what the cost of human lives as long as war is not on our soil........

Answer 10

The U.S. battles for freedom and self determination for the people of the world. Unfortunately, that has meant temporarily backing one evil government to bring down another more evil government, who oppress their own people and try to control other nations. I am sure there is a better way, in fact submission to the Lord is the only true answer, but the world including the U.S. will not do that.