Pushing Chavez’s Venezuela into a “rogue nation” status that requires a regime change would certainly find favour amongst the oil interests supporting the Bushites.
The problem with such an eventuality is that China has been romancing Chavez for the very same resources that the Bushite supporters find so attractive.
Whether the Bushites believe they can win a war against China, can finesse China without hostilities, or just don’t give a damn, is anyone’s guess.
The problem is that in any future battle, the ammunition may not be bullets, but dollars.
While it would cost China a heavy financial loss to quickly flood the market with their American Treasury bills, the effect that would have on the financial stability of America would be catastrophic.
Over a longer time period, China needs only to stop purchasing American T-Bills to produce a deep US recession, or worse.