[Ranger]

Castro has two problems:

1. No obvious source of oil except perhaps Iran or Libya.

2. His people now have an example. They see a successful peoples' revolt in Venezuela and can draw a parallel to their own miserable situation.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

He also has Jimmy Carter coming to town. I can't see Carter as anything but trouble.

[fhayek]

1. No obvious source of oil except perhaps Iran or Libya.

One might assume that even Iran or Libya would want to be paid for their oil.

[jalisco555]

His people now have an example. They see a successful peoples' revolt in Venezuela and can draw a parallel to their own miserable situation

You've hit on the real reason that thugs from Havana to Tehran are so upset over Chavez's ouster. These things can no longer be kept secret from oppressed people. This may be 1989 all over again.