"Chávez is among the most stridently anti-American leaders anywhere in the world, and will continue to try to undercut U.S. influence in Venezuela, in the rest of Latin America, and elsewhere internationally."
- Director of National Intelligence [sic] John Negroponte, testifying before Congress about "threats to U.S. Security."
When I was young, one of our favorite insults was, "You're so low you have to look up to see down." I believe that pretty much sums up U.S. influence in Venezuela and in the rest of Latin America, which Negroponte is worried might be "undercut."
