Chavez over-reacting?

DeepIron · 03-02-08, 03:16 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7274038.stm
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americ...bia/index.html

10 Battalions!?

He's just not going to be happy until he goes to war with someone...

Tango589 · 03-02-08, 03:27 PM

He best keep a lid on it until after May, as I am off to the Venezualan jungle for a week, followed by a week's R&R on Margharita island.

Letum · 03-02-08, 03:32 PM

:hmm: I swear the topic title was a little more inflammatory just a second ago...

DeepIron · 03-02-08, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

:hmm: I swear the topic title was a little more inflammatory just a second ago...

It was, and that's why I changed it...

So tell me, if Columbia goes into Ecuador, which incidentally is on its southern border, to take out a FARC leader, why does Chavez mobilize his forces when Venezuela is on the northern border?

The excursion wasn't into Venezuela...

TteFAboB · 03-02-08, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

So tell me, if Columbia goes into Ecuador, which incidentally is on its southern border, to take out a FARC leader, why does Chavez mobilize his forces when Venezuela is on the northern border?

The excursion wasn't into Venezuela...

Why, it sure was. It's called an Alliance.

DeepIron · 03-02-08, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TteFAboB

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Originally Posted by DeepIron

So tell me, if Columbia goes into Ecuador, which incidentally is on its southern border, to take out a FARC leader, why does Chavez mobilize his forces when Venezuela is on the northern border?

The excursion wasn't into Venezuela...

Why, it sure was. It's called an Alliance.

So, ok. Ecuador and Venezuela have an alliance. Columbia goes into Ecuador to take out a FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) leader, not an Ecuadoran.

Chavez immediately escalates, closes the Venezuelan Embassy in Bogota and issues this statement:

"In comments directed at Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Chavez said: "Think well. Don't think about doing that over here, don't think it. Because it would very serious, a military raid in Venezuelan territory would be 'causus belli' [cause of war]. There is not any excuse.""

Have the Columbians made any overt moves AT ALL towards Venezuela? No. None. AND the Ecuadoran President knew of the operation...

Chavez is a nutcase... THIS is why 3rd world countries shouldn't have nukes IMO.

03-02-08, 03:16 PM	#1
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03-02-08, 03:27 PM	#2
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