weeklystandard.com ^ | 7/11/12 | DANIEL HALPER
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney responded to President Obama's comments on Hugo Chavez with this statement:
“This is a stunning and shocking comment by the President. It is disturbing to see him downplaying the threat posed to U.S. interests by a regime that openly wishes us ill.
President Obama's statement was made in a response to a question about Iran's relationship with Chavez.
"We're always concerned about Iran engaging in destabilizing activity around the globe," Obama told a TV host. "But overall my sense is that what Mr. Chávez has done over the last several years has not had a serious national security impact on us. We have to be vigilant. My main concern when it comes to Venezuela is having the Venezuelan people have a voice in their affairs, and that you end up ultimately having fair and free elections, which we don't always see."
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