Ignore Chavez and
Conserve
November 10, 2006
On November 7th, Hugo Chavez, Venezuela’s
President said G.W. Bush should get the death penalty for his role in the
Iraq War. This is what was reported in the Miami Herald today:
In a speech Tuesday,
Chávez criticized the decision of an Iraqi court to sentence former dictator
Saddam Hussein to the death penalty. ''If sentencing is to be done,'' Chávez
said, ``the first one to be given the most severe sentence this planet has
to offer should be the president of the United States, if we're talking
about genocidal presidents.''
“Chávez attacks Bush as a
'genocidal' leader”, by Phil Gunson,
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/special_packages/5min/15965767.htm
There is no doubt that Chavez is not a friend and his
animosity and malice toward the United States and especially Bush, goes back
more than a few years. For example, Chavez’s September 2006 U.N. speech was
rambling and stupid. He called Bush the devil and did it so badly that it
was embarrassing even to Chavez’s supporters. The only way Chavez can make a
point is to exaggerate and lie. He could have been a statesman and made his
country proud but he simply and effectively validated his stupidity and
malice.
For most, it is reasonable to put Saddam to death as an
act of vengeance to make him pay for what he did. Though many have disagreed
with the penalty, they did so on moral grounds that all life, even Saddam’s
is worth preserving. This is a reason most can respect if not agree with.
Not so with Chavez, who simply objected to Saddam’s
impending execution to underscore his hatred for Bush. His latest comment
shows Chavez’s low morals and warped logic.
It is difficult to ignore a man like Chavez, but let’s
try.
The first step would be to stop the flow of Argentinean
oil to the United States. This would be both symbolic and practical. The
oil supply cut would emphasize the need for America to conserve more and it
would pressure Bush and Congress to develop alternative sources of energy
within our country right now.
