Is anyone surprised?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070304/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/venezuela_chavez
2007-03-04 13:38:44 · 16 answers · asked by FOA 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Surprised.....no. In his position and with his past relationship with the US, he is bound to be paranoid. Now the real question is, is there any truth to his paranoia? I'd say I would like to think we live in a world were countries do not send out assassin's to kill opposing heads of state, but the reality is this does happen and will continue to happen. Is the US out to kill him, I'm sure we would harbor no love lost and would only benefit from his demise, however I would think the CIA or whatever other agency that would have involvement (if there is any), would hopefully be smart enough to channel that attempt on his life through a different country with shaky relations with the US in order to obtain plausible deniability.
So to answer this question, I'm not surprised.
2007-03-04 13:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by Mahihkan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chavez has every reason to believe. The CIA had indeed attempted to carry out assasination attempts on Fidel Castro of Cuba in the past. Why wouldn't Chavez feel the same now?.
Why did Bush, Gates, Rumsfeld, Condi Rice, and Cheney always turn up unannounced during their visits to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Afghanistan?. Don't they also believe that enemies are out to kill them?. Of course, they believe so. That's the reason why they never announce their trips beforehand. That's also the reason for their heavy security details. Are they paranoid?. Of course they are, and there's nothing wrong about that.
If only John F. Kennedy believed that there would be assasination attempt on his life, and made the necessary precautions, he would still be alive today.
2007-03-04 15:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by roadwarrior 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chavez has each reason to have self belief. The CIA had easily tried to finish assasination tries on Fidel Castro of Cuba interior the previous. Why does no longer Chavez experience an identical now?. Why did Bush, Gates, Rumsfeld, Condi Rice, and Cheney continually ensue unannounced throughout their visits to Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Afghanistan?. do no longer they actually have self belief that enemies are out to kill them?. of route, they think so. it fairly is rationalization why they by technique of no ability announce their journeys before. it fairly is likewise the reason contained in the again of their heavy protection data. Are they paranoid?. of route they are, and there is no longer something incorrect about that. If in reality John F. Kennedy believed that there is assasination attempt on his existence, and made the mandatory precautions, he may though be alive at modern-day.
2016-12-05 06:13:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are we supposed to be surprised that Chavez THINKS enemies are going to kill him, or that Chavez SAYS enemies are out to kill him, or that his enemies ARE out to kill him?
No one is out to kill him, other than maybe a Venezuelan or two. He is either paranoid or trying to cover up another heinous act in the name of protecting himself. Given the fact that Chavez is always saying the most outrageous things and has always said the USA has been trying to overthrow him, I would guess that he plans to kill someone and say it because he was protecting himself from CIA killers.
2007-03-04 13:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by plezurgui 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most dictators like Chavez are paranoid--and with good reason. During the last years of his life, Stalin slept in a different spot in his house every night for fear one of the family members of the millions he murdered would drop by for revenge.
As for Chavez, maybe Joe Kennedy can convince him that he's safe.
2007-03-04 13:43:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Not really.
If I were a proto-dictator with plans of seizing total power in my country, and possibly ruining my country through economic and military policy, I'd expect to have enemies too.
2007-03-04 13:45:08 · answer #6 · answered by timm1776 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Am I surprised that the US is trying to kill Chavez? No. You might investigate Omar Torrijos and Fidel Castro for some of the CIA's failed assassination attempts.
2007-03-04 13:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I'm not surprised. It's just the ravings of a paranoid schizophrenic.
2007-03-04 14:22:10 · answer #8 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gee, why do you think that is. Maybe because he has taken Venezuela from a Constitutional Democracy to a totalitarian state.
2007-03-04 13:47:41 · answer #9 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A brave man dies only once a coward a thousand deaths
2007-03-04 13:45:05 · answer #10 · answered by Ibredd 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋