What's behind Chavez putting on the table the Gulf OF VENEZUELA with Uribe???

"The question is what could Hugo Chávez win and what would have the country to give up as a result of the president's offer" (Photo: AP). Via El Universal.

Why Hugo Chavez is putting on the table the Gulf OF VENEZUELA negotiation with our neighbor Colombia while meeting with Uribe regarding the FARC negotiation? The Colombians were not even whispering about it at all.

This, clearly, benefits much more our Colombian neighbors that Venezuela. So why Hugo spoke first clearly against the benefit of his own country? Could it be that he really cannot care less about his own country? Madness has a limit, you know. He's putting on risk Venezuela's source of income and even food production.

Another intent of Hugo Chavez to put Uribe's and his cabinet on his side? The losses would be bigger than the winnings in the long run, no?

They say everything and everybody have a price, but this, in reality, I don't understand. Chavez while maybe putting Uribe on his side is destroying the source of his power, because by destroying Venezuela, he is destroying himself.

Lula, lula, epa lula... !

Just look at Lula´s face when Chavez called on him. I bet that this were Lula's thoughts: "ÑÓ! NOOooo Chavez quere falar por amor de Deus... ahora que locu di mer..???? Esque voce no se pode quedar callado uin minouto caraij'?"



Seems to me Chavez get it on when he knows the "insultee" is not there to reply... typical behavior of a mere coward... see, Chavez sticked his commentary there because he thought that Uribe wasn´t gonna reply. But, in this case Uribe didn't keep quiet following diplomatic formality. It says a lot to me that President Uribe of Colombia actually replied to Chavez´s totally out of line comment... maybe Uribe was just ticked off about Chavez's lack of diplomacy to get into a matter between Colombia and Bolivia (although people say that Evo is Chavez´s pawn)... In any case, this time Uribe shut Chavez up.

Uribe 1 - Chavez 0

I am so happy he drives everybody crazy ... at least I don't feel that bad that the only ones that have to deal with this beast are my fellow Venezuelan countryman.

For a real and very good analysis of this interesting matter, check out Daniel's post about it.