Flashermac Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Warning that Colombia could spark a war, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent tanks and thousands of troops to the countries' border Sunday and ordered his government's embassy in Bogota closed. The leftist leader warned Colombia's U.S.-allied government that Venezuela will not permit acts like Saturday's killing of top rebel leader Raul Reyes and 16 other Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas at a camp across the border in Ecuador. "Mr. Defense Minister, move 10 battalions to the border with Colombia for me, immediatelyâ??tank battalions, deploy the air force," Chavez said during his weekly TV and radio program. "We don't want war, but we aren't going to permit the U.S. empire, which is the master (of Colombia) ... to come to divide us." He ordered the Venezuelan Embassy in Bogota closed and said all embassy personnel would be withdrawn. It pushes already tense relations between the South American neighbors to their lowest point yet, with potentially far-reach effects on billions of dollars in cross-border trade. Though Chavez didn't say how many troops he was sending, a Venezuelan battalion traditionally has some 600 soldiersâ??meaning some 6,000 could be headed to the border. Insane lefty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Fuck him. Let them fight if he wants too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 He's no worse than all those insane nun-raping righties trained in the "School of the Americas" terrorist training camps to go into Latin America and kill as many priests, students, politicians and so on to make sure that the rise of Capitalism continued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Now watch the insane righties rush into another quagmire. Never a dull moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Would the US back Columbia? Could they raise popular support to combat the "Communist threat" as well as the Muslim terrorists? I suspect that a lot of Americans would like to see Columbia get a few lumps for the billions of dollars worth of cocaine they've flooded the US with. John McCain would be watching with interest... "the Commies are coming, the Commies are coming!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 I hope not. If that place wants to explode, let it explode for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Bit early for predictions. The Colombians are already getting a pretty good hand out and there are American 'advisers' there already. I guess if Uribe asks for military assistance he'll probably get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Anybody want to make money selling weapons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Got some Brown Bess muskets to unload on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted March 3, 2008 Report Share Posted March 3, 2008 Bit early for predictions. The Colombians are already getting a pretty good hand out and there are American 'advisers' there already. I guess if Uribe asks for military assistance he'll probably get it. I bet he won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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