Thats one little battle in a Giant war , unfortunately :(
Chavez in power is a Problem, he can now commite a sequence of mistakes and "unthinked" atitudes (and this is the problem)
He´s style is impositing force over anywone, anywhere at any time...and thats not good in a person, particulary with totalitary tendences.
He is Arming the civil population and i think, he will make a enemy in the south american(probably Colombia, Peru, or a power demonstration agains Guiana), you know, a common enemy can unificate a divided country(as you can see with Pakistain).
i think the Things will gonna hot here in the south hemsphere...i hope no, but using the History and strategy ,you can imagine what goes to come...
recently he said :If USA dont stop to influentiate Venezoela`s peoples in this elections, the Oil exportations will be cutted for USA.