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"Uribe questioned Chavez about his country's trade embargo on Colombia. Chavez didn't like this and began to play the victim, he accused Colombia of sending paramilitaries to kill him and he threatened to leave the meeting," a Colombian diplomatic source in Bogota, who wished to remain anonymous, told AFP.
"'Be a man! These issues are meant to be discussed in these venues. You're brave speaking at a distance, but a coward when it comes to talking face to face," was Uribe's response to Chavez's threat to leave.
Chavez then reportedly told Uribe to "go to hell!"
Originally posted by jam321
Realistically, I don't think it would be wise for either one of them to get into a heated debate. It will just lead to more tensions.
As for Chavez, his comments are all based on strategy.A form of distraction if you might. As long as he can continue to convince his people that Venezuela has enemies and make the poor feel that he is fighting for them, he will continue to be a dominant person in Venezuelan politics.