Answering the question, the United States views Chavez as a threat because of his strong relationship with Iran and Cuba.
Chavez was against most of the foreign policy of the United States. He criticized the United States' economic and foreign policy. Chavez was also not in support of the United States as regards the removal of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
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Chavez's relationship with Cuba and Fidel Castro in regards to trading affected the United States US policy that isolated Cuba.
Also, Chavez's position on OPEC price hawk showed he was a threat to the United States because his stance to support lower oil output and higher prices affected the prices of petroleum in the United States of America.
Chavez, in his capacity as one of the OPEC directors in 2000 toured all the OPEC countries and also met with Saddam Hussein. He was indeed the first head of states to meet with Hussein after the Gulf war. Chavez's meeting with Saddam Hussein was highly controversial and also was against the interest of the United States.
All his actions when he was the president of Venezuela show his hatred for the United States. He was always criticizing the administration of President George W. Bush
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