Talk about arming a big brouhaha........Hugo Chavez complaining of US intervention, specifically the treaty to use Colombian bases.
The socialist leader called Colombia’s plan to host more U.S. soldiers a “hostile act” and a “true threat” to Venezuela and its leftist allies. He warned that a possible U.S. buildup could lead to the “start of a war in South America
WHAT A HYPOCRITE......GIVE ME A BREAK!
shall we start with a couple of basics?
His invitation to Russia to "send ships, refuel long-range bombers and temporarily station anti-submarine aircraft in Venezuela", including the much publicized exercise held almost exactly a year ago with key parts of the Russian fleet
"Venezuela is a strategic ally of Russia. So let the Russian fleet come. It's welcome,"
Ummm..so Chavez basically invites a extra-territorial nuclear power to sail its main battle fleet into his waters, and says he welcomes them stationing personnel in Venezuelan bases.
Not to mention that Russia is the power selling sophisticated weapons to Chavez' dis-functional and corrupt military. This fuels a regional arms race. What is the purpose of all that offensive materiel? Venezuela has no real internal or external military threats - unlike Colombia which faces a ruthless insurgency that until recently controlled a lot of territory.
The most troubling part of Chavez arms buildup regardless of its origins, is that some of these weapons (i.e. shoulder-held Surface to Air Missles) can make it to Colombia, through coca-dollars or ideological sympathy. And Colombia is a country which does face an existential threat, the FARC.
The only "hostile" “true threat" to his neighbors is Chavez.
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Hugorila is practically foaming at the mouth, he's so rabid. And definitely a hypocrite. What I'm thinking is that after the fall of Mel in Honduras, Hugorila, Whoretega and the rest of the creeps are starting to feel the walls either caving in or starting to fall. I sure hope they do.
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