Minister: Bush Exit Would Help Venezuela-U.S. Ties

[cjbuchanan]

CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's relations with the United States could not be worse and would improve if President Bush (news - web sites) failed to win re-election, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jesus Perez said in an interview published Monday.

Asked whether Bush was to blame for tense relations, Perez told El Universal newspaper, "I think so, because of his hostile statements."

Bush administration officials have sharply criticized Venezuela's left-wing president, Hugo Chavez, questioning his commitment to democracy and his friendship with Cuban President Fidel Castro (news - web sites), a Communist and veteran foe of Washington.

But Venezuela remains a top supplier of oil to the U.S. market.

More: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/venezuela_usa_dc

Combine the above article with this one
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/kerry_vs_bush_abroad

and looks like Kerry was right in pointing out that a lot of people want Bush gone.

[rocktivity]

1. What's Spanish for

"You deliberately deceived everyone, you lying crook!"

:headbang:
rocknation

[truthspeaker]

2. "Aznar"