Warning: Rant Ahead
While browsing around the reuters website i found an article concerning Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. It seems that he, with his greater experience and infinite wisdom in evacuations, he went ahead and criticized bush, saying: "the king of vacations in his ranch said nothing but, you have to flee, and didn't say how" ( http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2005-09-01T004759Z_01_MOL102882_RTRIDST_0_INTERNATIONAL-WEATHER-KATRINA-CHAVEZ-DC.XML ) These remarks came as thousands of people evacuated New Orleans with help from US authorities.
What else can bush say other than flee? Those in New Orleans have lived there a long time, they know the way out. Just Flee. I don't understand how hard it would be. I understand that there would be traffic jams, etc... But why stay there and not go?
Chavez IMO is like a child trying to beat down a 7'0" adult, they try and try, but all they do is annoy the adult. IMO Chavez should keep out of things that doesn't concern his country.
He said: "He says the Bush administration is trying to assassinate him " Well, if we are; we haven't been successful and it seems that no stories of attempts on his life has surfaced. Hmmm, i wonder why? Verbal/political assassination is happening, but Chavez isn't the only one being "assassinated", so is bush, and other leaders who have relations with various countries that dislike their's. It's a part of politics.
On a better note; Chavez has said he would: The Venezuelan president, applauded by supporters for his self-proclaimed socialist revolution to fight poverty, has offered to send cheap fuel, humanitarian aid and relief workers to the disaster area.
Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA has offered $1 million from its U.S.-based refinery unit Citgo for relief efforts.
Also, i heard that over a dozen countries have pledged support, and funds are up to 21 million.
Now i feel free speech is a great thing, but, one would be wise to keep his mouth shut in situations he knows little on, as it makes them look like fools.
--Lucas"