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Max2147 · 03-17-09, 11:54 PM

Hugo was probably just shooting his mouth off at a meeting with some Russian brass.

I think the Russians will be smart enough to keep a guy like Chavez at arm's length. They'll be friendly towards him, but they won't get into bed with him (BAD METAL IMAGE!).

Anyways, as somebody who flies from the US to South America pretty often (looooong flight!), a Russian base in Venezuela doesn't really scare me a whole lot. I'm sure the Canadians will be thrilled though.

As far as the impact a Russian base might have on a US invasion, the only person who thinks an invasion is a possibility is Chavez himself. He really, really, really wants to be important enough to be invaded, but he's just not. He loves shouting "THE US IS GOING TO INVADE ME TOMORROW! I'M REALLY DANGEROUS TO THEM! I HAVE OIL!" but in reality he's just not worth it.

So in conclusion, let windbags be windbags. They're fun to laugh at.

03-17-09, 11:54 PM	#8
Max2147 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 714 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hugo was probably just shooting his mouth off at a meeting with some Russian brass. I think the Russians will be smart enough to keep a guy like Chavez at arm's length. They'll be friendly towards him, but they won't get into bed with him (BAD METAL IMAGE!). Anyways, as somebody who flies from the US to South America pretty often (looooong flight!), a Russian base in Venezuela doesn't really scare me a whole lot. I'm sure the Canadians will be thrilled though. As far as the impact a Russian base might have on a US invasion, the only person who thinks an invasion is a possibility is Chavez himself. He really, really, really wants to be important enough to be invaded, but he's just not. He loves shouting "THE US IS GOING TO INVADE ME TOMORROW! I'M REALLY DANGEROUS TO THEM! I HAVE OIL!" but in reality he's just not worth it. So in conclusion, let windbags be windbags. They're fun to laugh at.