Robert M. Morgenthau: The Emerging Axis of Iran and Venezuela - WSJ.com

Robert M. Morgenthau: The Emerging Axis of Iran and Venezuela - WSJ.com

my comment to WSJ:
Chavez relationship with Iran is alarming and tragic to say the least. This is not new news. Every Venezuelan like me knows it, but unfortunately there is little awareness about in the U.S. Most know of Chavez as the guy who called Bush the devil, but he is a lot more dangerous. Oliver Stone glorifies him as a hero in his new movie. His hero is the biggest threat to the U.S. in this side of the world. I thank Mr. Morthenthau and the WSJ for writing about this because of the terrorist and nuclear threat is not only to Israel also to U.S. soil. Every time I fly to Venezuela, I cringe when I see the Iranian airline 747 parked on the main runway. I don't see a lot of tourists in the gates. Supposedly it flies daily transporting what? He forgot to mention how almost all S. American countries (except Peru) condemned the U.S. larger presence in Colombia to fight terrorism. This threat is clearly spreading in Latin America. It does not take a military expert to figure out that we need to do everything we can to keep the enemy far from the U.S. soil. This might have been a key success factor in the previous WWs and Cold War. It may be too late. I hope U.S. military technology is good enough to prevent any Iranian missiles transfer from both countries. I have always said that my number one concern is not Chavez domestic policies (which are also horrible), but his strong ties with every enemy of the U.S. Ironically, the U.S. still buys most of Venezuela’s oil, which is its main income to finance these rogue regimes. Does it sound familiar, U.S. funding Saadam in the 80s’. As a Venezuelan born and American citizen, I am torn and horrified by a possible military confrontation between both countries, but it may be the only way to stop this lunatic dictator.


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As per Mr. Morgenthau's analysis, Venezuela, or even Cuba, could become a staging ground for nuclear-tipped Iranian missles. We may have Obama to thank for our next (Cuban or Venezuelan) missle crisis. Obama is no JFK, it is becoming clear, and Ahmadinejad is no Kruschev, and it is highly unlikely that we would come through a second time without a nuclear event (man-made disaster) in America.

Carlos Erban replied: (your comment)

Although I agree that Obama has to do something to stop this, but Bush/Cheney did not do anything for eight years. Chavez has been building this relationship for a long time. As a matter of fact, the Iraq war was so unpopular that it resulting in strengthening Ahmadinejad and Chavez. Open confrontation has proven to be the wrong approach because it makes Chavez the victim. However, Hillary and Obama can be very clear with him behind the scenes to stop or risk an oil embargo, which Venezuela cannot replace because this oil needs to be refined in the U.S.