Issues / Strengthening Latin American Allies and Confronting Tyrants

We should weaken the threat of the Chavez regime.

Reasons to agree

1. His methodical assault on democratic institutions and his people's freedom is an insult to democracy itself. We should all be particularly troubled by the government’s hostility towards a free press and actions to take Radio Caracas Television off the air. In addition, developments in Bolivia and elsewhere show the potential of Chavez's malignant form of tyranny to spread to other countries.
2. Chavez is corruption.
3. Crime has gone up under Chavez.
4. Chavez is friends with FARC and ELN.
5. Chavez tried a 1992 coup. That was bad.
6. During his first marriage, Chávez also had an affair with young historian Herma Marksman; their relationship lasted nine years.
7. Chávez is divorced from his second wife, journalist Marisabel Rodríguez de Chávez.
8. Chávez asked Venezuelans to pray for Fidel Castro's health.

Strengthening Latin American Allies and Confronting Tyrants

• We should try to strengthen human rights in South America.
• We should try to strengthen freedom in South America.
• We should weaken the threat of the Castro regime.
• We should weaken the threat of the Chavez regime.
• We should use foreign aid and investments on those who stand alongside us.
• We should act to inform public opinion in Latin America.
• We should improve our economic ties with Latin America.
• We must rebuild relationships of respect, trust, and friendship with Latin America.
• We must secure our border.
• We must reaffirm our appreciation of legal immigration.
• We must never ignore Latin America.