Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Greater East Caribbean Co-Prosperity Sphere?

I'm truly sorry that the man responsible for this misery, Hugo Chavez, isn't alive to see what he did to a once prosperous Venezuela.

Have Venezuelans had enough?

Supporters and opponents of Venezuela's leftist government staged rival rallies in Caracas amid spiralling discontent at the country's stubborn inflation and shortage of basic goods.

Saturday marked the 12th straight day of street protests, with no end in sight.

Two anti-government protesters and a pro-Maduro demonstrator died in a rally Wednesday in violence that has raised alarm throughout Latin America.

While that Mini-Me of a clown, Maduro, is blaming Colombia for the unrest, I doubt the Venezuelans would risk taking on Colombia.

It's possible that Maduro doesn't have the same delusions of grandeur that might have propelled Hugo Chavez to wage a war to save himself. But a foreign distraction might be useful for the Maduro regime.

If I was in charge of the Netherlands, I'd keep my powder dry.