Hugo is at it again.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez warned that if U.S. troops were to invade any Latin American country, “revolutionaries” from across the region would join forces to battle the Americans.

The Venezuelan leader said the U.S. “should know that if it wants or someday decides … to invade any of our countries – be it Venezuela, Cuba, Bolivia, El Salvador, Nicaragua, today, tomorrow or the next day – we would be there gathering together the revolutionaries to do battle with weapons in hand against U.S. imperialism.”

Washington has said repeatedly it has no plans to attack Cuba.

The U.S. has accused Chavez of trying to export his socialist “revolution” to neighboring countries, saying he is a destabilizing force in the region.

“I am convinced that in this century we will bury U.S. imperialism, sooner rather than later,” Chavez said.

It’s amazing what powerless leaders of weakened countries will say just to gain the attention of the press. Chavez is a super bloviator who suffers from super power envy. He desperately wants to be in the world leader club, but always finds himself left off the “A” list. He’s really nothing more than a dancing monkey. Cute and interesting for about 15 seconds.