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Mike70
05-Mar-2008, 05:26 PM
now venezuela is moving thousands of troops to the border with colombia.

in one respect a war between these two might turn out to do some good. a military defeat could destroy the chavez regime. when you look at this both on paper and in terms of military capability and experience, colombia should walk all over venezuela in a war.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7279663.stm

Purge
06-Mar-2008, 12:02 AM
Hopefully Chavez gets caught in the crossfire.

Yojimbo
06-Mar-2008, 12:25 AM
Sitcom idea: Hugo Chavez and Kim Jong Il secret agents posing as tennis pros.

slickwilly13
06-Mar-2008, 12:47 AM
Sitcom idea: Hugo Chavez and Kim Jong Il secret agents posing as tennis pros.

If it is created by Parker and Stone, then I am watching it. *L*

Publius
06-Mar-2008, 01:52 PM
in one respect a war between these two might turn out to do some good. a military defeat could destroy the chavez regime. when you look at this both on paper and in terms of military capability and experience, colombia should walk all over venezuela in a war.


I'm betting Chavez is just posturing. Like you said, Colombia would walk all over Venezuela. And I don't think the rest of the world would look too kindly on Venezuela starting a war just because Chavez didn't like being caught supporting terrorists -- especially the U.S. We're a little tied up with Iraq and Afghanistan right now, but even a spare carrier group would be a big boost to Colombia.