This was in the works 8 years ago and Bush didn't do diddly about Hugo either. Too busy blowing big bucks trying to look like a nice guy in Iraq.
Drivel.....
There is nothing to be cone about Chavez. He is.
The Venezuelan people must remove him.
Your view of the conqueror of Baghdad is misguided
Bush actually tried, and was right out of the gate to congratulate the Venezuelans in the middle of the night when they removed Hugo. But the very next day he backed down because of the howling of the leftwing press and the Dems and the lack of support from the (still Clintonista filled) State Dept personell in Latin America.
If he had stuck to his guns, things might be different today. That said, Bush did have other things on his plate, and he probably thought Hugo was such a buffoon that he wouldn’t last long once he got back into power. But never underestimate buffoons. Hitler was nutz, too, and of course Li’l Kim was a laugh a minute - but they were both vicious and deadly.
Obama, on the other hand, has actively encouraged Hugo Chavez, promoted him and made him the defacto leader of Latin America, and has stood by smiling as Hugo and Ahmadinejad had their bonding moments. But why should Obama mind? After all, they are his two best friends, coming together to attack his worst enemy...the US.