I'm sure there really are loons on the left who think Bush is targeting Venezuela for invasion:

Telephone callers at Venezuela's oil ministry are getting the low-down on the country's oil strategy direct from President Hugo Chavez.

"What is the reason for the imperialist aggression against our country? Venezuela is the world's top oil reserve and the world's oil is running out," the short, repeated recording of a recent Chavez speech tells phoners as their call is put on hold and transferred internally.

This reminds me of a conversation I had with my old Argentinian boss, maybe in 1997:

A: [Must be imagined in ridiculous Ricky-Ricardo-style* Latin accent] "It will be such a shame if America and Argentina don't repair their relationship. It could lead to a war."

ME: "A war? Really?"

A: "Yes!"

ME, quietly, after a really long pause: "Well, that would be kind of a short war, don't you think?"

No, I've never been one for subtlety.

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* Yes yes, I know, Ricky Ricardo was from Cuba. If I said "in ridiculous Argentinian accent" you'd have no idea what I was talking about. Trust me, this is close enough.