Chavez: Venezuela Socialism Reaching U.S. Under Obama
"Inspired by his meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Americas Summit, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared on Sunday that Venezuelan socialism has begun to reach the United States under the Obama administration," reports CNSNews.com.
Said Chavez: “I am coming back from Trinidad and Tobago, from the Americas Summit where, without a doubt, the position that Venezuela and its government has always defended, especially starting 10 years ago -- of resistance, dignity, sovereignty and independence -- has obtained in Port of Spain, one of the biggest victories of our history.”
According the CNS, Chavez told Obama, “I want to be your friend” as the two shook hands. "It was a good moment," the avowed socialist reportedly told journalists after the meeting.
The dictator concluded: “It would seem that the changes that started in Venezuela in the last decade of the 20th century have begun to reach North America.”
