A chess piece has fallen in
Depending on whom you speak to, Chavez was either a jerk or a hero whose face should be immortalized as a two-tone T-shirt decal. What cannot be denied is that
Chavez fans and America-bashers have been predicting that the U.S. will seek to exploit the power vacuum Chavez left behind, regardless of who replaces him after the upcoming April election. But they should really be concerned about
The U.S. has significantly cut its oil imports since Chavez took power in 1999. America has sought to decrease dependence on foreign oil outside of
By contrast, in what Chavez called a move toward nations prone to supporting his "21st century socialist revolution,"
Granted, America is still
If
But what might the U.S. offer
Sorry, Bashar. It looks like he just isn't that into you. This means that the U.S. and
In the final analysis, the people of
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