Mouth of the South Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, is raising the rhetoric in his row with Columbia, threatening a total ban on Columbian imports and severing all trade with his democratic neighbor, which has accused him of arming Columbian paramilitary groups.
Things have not settled down since Chavez told his military to prepare for war.
Columbia is exploring the possibility of leasing several bases on Columbian territory to the U.S. military, and it's driving Chavez insane.
Yet he thinks it's all right for Venezuelan arms to end up in the hands of Columbian rebels who want to establish a Socialist government in Columbia. He's trying to have it both ways; I hope Columbia doesn't cave in to this lunatic.
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Showing posts with label venezuela. Show all posts
Friday, August 21, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Venezuela Looks Like It's Going to Attack Columbia: Chavez's Military Buildup Continues
The Mouth of the South, President Chavez of Venezuela, accused Columbia of sending it's troops into Venezuela and has begun serious saber rattling over the "incident" (which never happened by the way).
He's looking for an excuse to give Columbia a bloody nose.
Chavez has begun ratcheting up the rhetoric to include threatened use of military force to destabilize Columbia, whose president he doesn't like.
The true intent of his massive arms buildup appears to be coming to fruition. He's out to make everyone around him into socialists.
If he does attack Columbia, he'll probably claim that Columbia invaded Venezuela, and that Venezuelan troops are pursuing the Columbian forces back into Columbia.
It's a pretext that has been used before: when Japan opened hostilities with China in 1937, they accused the Chinese of sneaking across the Marco Polo Bridge from China to Japanese-occupied China and kidnapping one of their soldiers. Tensions had been building for months, and on that day in particular, there had already been shots fired between the Chinese and Japanese armies. The missing Japanese soldier incident started major military action, once the Japanese got their foot into the door.
That's exactly the sort of situation that will set off the powder keg between Columbia and Venezuela, since Chavez is obviously spoiling for a fight. And the news that Columbia is talking to the U.S. about leasing seven Columbian bases to U.S. forces for drug interdiction and regional security guarantees is driving Chavez bonkers.
Perhaps if he quits funding and arming FARC, which opposes democracy in Columbia, the U.S. bases will be unnecessary. But he's unlikely to do that, isn't he?
He's looking for an excuse to give Columbia a bloody nose.
Chavez has begun ratcheting up the rhetoric to include threatened use of military force to destabilize Columbia, whose president he doesn't like.
The true intent of his massive arms buildup appears to be coming to fruition. He's out to make everyone around him into socialists.
If he does attack Columbia, he'll probably claim that Columbia invaded Venezuela, and that Venezuelan troops are pursuing the Columbian forces back into Columbia.
It's a pretext that has been used before: when Japan opened hostilities with China in 1937, they accused the Chinese of sneaking across the Marco Polo Bridge from China to Japanese-occupied China and kidnapping one of their soldiers. Tensions had been building for months, and on that day in particular, there had already been shots fired between the Chinese and Japanese armies. The missing Japanese soldier incident started major military action, once the Japanese got their foot into the door.
That's exactly the sort of situation that will set off the powder keg between Columbia and Venezuela, since Chavez is obviously spoiling for a fight. And the news that Columbia is talking to the U.S. about leasing seven Columbian bases to U.S. forces for drug interdiction and regional security guarantees is driving Chavez bonkers.
Perhaps if he quits funding and arming FARC, which opposes democracy in Columbia, the U.S. bases will be unnecessary. But he's unlikely to do that, isn't he?
Friday, April 17, 2009
Obama Kisses Chavez's Exterior Posterior: SHAME on Obama for Putting His Weakness on Display!
Obama's disgusting ass-kissing continued unabated at the Summit of the Americas, where he took turns kissing Chavez and Castro's exterior posteriors.
Is he going to start waving a piece of paper around saying "Peace in our time" like Neville Chamberlain did before Hitler's armies started rampaging across Europe?
Venezuela needs to be put into its proper place, not appeased. Chavez will use his massive arms buildup to arm insurgents all across South America and make the drug war in Mexico look like a picnic. He's already been accused of sending arms across his border to topple governments that he doesn't like.
Making friends with Hugo Chavez? I'm afraid to find out what Obama's going to do next. I'm not impressed with his making friends with soon-to-be-bankrupt Venezuela and it's communist leader. He's handed Chavez a HUGE propaganda victory.
I don't think this is fitting behavior for a U.S. President.
Is he going to start waving a piece of paper around saying "Peace in our time" like Neville Chamberlain did before Hitler's armies started rampaging across Europe?
Venezuela needs to be put into its proper place, not appeased. Chavez will use his massive arms buildup to arm insurgents all across South America and make the drug war in Mexico look like a picnic. He's already been accused of sending arms across his border to topple governments that he doesn't like.
Making friends with Hugo Chavez? I'm afraid to find out what Obama's going to do next. I'm not impressed with his making friends with soon-to-be-bankrupt Venezuela and it's communist leader. He's handed Chavez a HUGE propaganda victory.
I don't think this is fitting behavior for a U.S. President.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Pentagon Rethinking Two War Strategy: It's About Time!
The Pentagon appears to be rethinking it's policy of being prepared to fight two major wars simultaneously and still having enough force left to put up a fight somewhere else.
This policy has been in place since World War II and has been the cornerstone of American military strategy . But they're re-examining the policy now that America has had two wars going on for over six years, and their resources are stretched mighty thin.
With 170,000 soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, we don't have the necessary conventional ground forces to stop a North Korean attack on South Korea or a Chinese attack on Taiwan if trouble were to break out in that part of the world right now. The Navy and Air Force would have to carry the fight to the enemy until ground troops could be redeployed in a huge hurry.
Secretary Gates is engaged in a top-to-bottom review of every aspect of planning for wars of the future. Budgeting, weapons purchases, staffing, training, and the entire gambit of planning that goes into equipping a military force is being looked at.
I'm relieved that they're looking at this, though I am troubled that it's taken six years for them to get around to it. This should have been talked about much more thoroughly before troops were sent into Iraq.
The sooner the military wraps things up in Iraq, the sooner balance can be restored to the international scene. A threat of military force against an aggressor is only effective if there is muscle behind it. North Korea has realized this, and has effectively called our bluff. They realized that no American army will materialize to threaten them if they rattle their sabers around a bit while we're still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran is playing the same game; so is Venezuela. "When the cat's away the mice will play" seems to be the strategy being employed by North Korea, Venezuela and Iran; pretty soon the cat will be back, and those mice are going to start running for their lives.
Then we'll see how much they enjoy our undivided attention.
This policy has been in place since World War II and has been the cornerstone of American military strategy . But they're re-examining the policy now that America has had two wars going on for over six years, and their resources are stretched mighty thin.
With 170,000 soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, we don't have the necessary conventional ground forces to stop a North Korean attack on South Korea or a Chinese attack on Taiwan if trouble were to break out in that part of the world right now. The Navy and Air Force would have to carry the fight to the enemy until ground troops could be redeployed in a huge hurry.
Secretary Gates is engaged in a top-to-bottom review of every aspect of planning for wars of the future. Budgeting, weapons purchases, staffing, training, and the entire gambit of planning that goes into equipping a military force is being looked at.
I'm relieved that they're looking at this, though I am troubled that it's taken six years for them to get around to it. This should have been talked about much more thoroughly before troops were sent into Iraq.
The sooner the military wraps things up in Iraq, the sooner balance can be restored to the international scene. A threat of military force against an aggressor is only effective if there is muscle behind it. North Korea has realized this, and has effectively called our bluff. They realized that no American army will materialize to threaten them if they rattle their sabers around a bit while we're still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Iran is playing the same game; so is Venezuela. "When the cat's away the mice will play" seems to be the strategy being employed by North Korea, Venezuela and Iran; pretty soon the cat will be back, and those mice are going to start running for their lives.
Then we'll see how much they enjoy our undivided attention.
Monday, September 22, 2008
U.S. Navy Should Escort Russian Ships into Venezuelan Waters
It would be really funny if the entire U.S. Atlantic Fleet sortied and rendezvoused with the four Russian Navy ships heading to Venezuela and provided close escort for the Russians into Venezuelan waters.
The little commie runt in Venezuela would be SCREAMING his head off, wouldn't he?
The little commie runt in Venezuela would be SCREAMING his head off, wouldn't he?
Friday, September 12, 2008
When Is That Little Commie Runt in Venezuela Going to Get Indicted on Drug Charges?
The U.S., Venezuela and Bolivia are engaged in expelling one another's ambassadors; the U.S. has also frozen the assets of two Venezuelans who are engaged in drug dealing to raise money for FARC rebels in Columbia.
Screw that!
When will U.S. courts indict President Chavez on drug dealing charges? Forget about the lackeys, go for the head of the snake itself, and charge him as Manuel Noriega was. Better yet, get INTERPOL involved, as Chavez ordered his people to sell drugs for FARC, which he supports. That's grounds for INTERPOL involvement.
Further, Columbia, the U.S. and Venezuela are all signatories to the INTERPOL agreement. If the U.S. wants to isolate the Mouth of the South, this is a good way to do so, until Columbia's people get tired of Chavez and throw him out of office themselves.
Screw that!
When will U.S. courts indict President Chavez on drug dealing charges? Forget about the lackeys, go for the head of the snake itself, and charge him as Manuel Noriega was. Better yet, get INTERPOL involved, as Chavez ordered his people to sell drugs for FARC, which he supports. That's grounds for INTERPOL involvement.
Further, Columbia, the U.S. and Venezuela are all signatories to the INTERPOL agreement. If the U.S. wants to isolate the Mouth of the South, this is a good way to do so, until Columbia's people get tired of Chavez and throw him out of office themselves.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
South America Unsettled as Three Nations Mobilize Troops and Break Diplomatic Relations: Chavez on the Move
Over the weekend, armed forces of Columbia crossed over the border into Ecuador and killed a Marxist rebel leader who was seeking to overthrow the government of Columbia.
In direct response, both Ecuador and Venezuela rushed troops and military equipment to their border regions and are threatening to attack Columbia if it crosses the border again. Mouth of the South Hugo Chavez got onto his Venezuelan state radio and directed his Minister of Defense to mobilize Venezuela's army and air force. Showoff. Grand-stander.
As I wrote on Feburary 19th: Today the Mouth of the South and the region's most dangerous man is Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, who has turned Venezuela into a communist training camp and arms supply depot for insurgents looking to overthrow neighboring governments who do not hold Marxism in the same high regard as Chavez. Too bad he isn't following Castro out the door.
That last sentence rings truer today than it did just two weeks ago. Venezuela's embarked on a massive arms build-up and now he's taking advantage of a problem between Ecuador and Columbia to play with his new guns, subs and arms, which Russia supplied to Venezuela in vast quantities.
Chavez ought to shut up, order his military back to their bases and keep his nose out of other the affairs of other nations. If a war starts now, it'll be because the Mouth starts it.
In direct response, both Ecuador and Venezuela rushed troops and military equipment to their border regions and are threatening to attack Columbia if it crosses the border again. Mouth of the South Hugo Chavez got onto his Venezuelan state radio and directed his Minister of Defense to mobilize Venezuela's army and air force. Showoff. Grand-stander.
As I wrote on Feburary 19th: Today the Mouth of the South and the region's most dangerous man is Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, who has turned Venezuela into a communist training camp and arms supply depot for insurgents looking to overthrow neighboring governments who do not hold Marxism in the same high regard as Chavez. Too bad he isn't following Castro out the door.
That last sentence rings truer today than it did just two weeks ago. Venezuela's embarked on a massive arms build-up and now he's taking advantage of a problem between Ecuador and Columbia to play with his new guns, subs and arms, which Russia supplied to Venezuela in vast quantities.
Chavez ought to shut up, order his military back to their bases and keep his nose out of other the affairs of other nations. If a war starts now, it'll be because the Mouth starts it.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Castro Resigns: Too Bad Chavez Isn't Leaving Office Too
Fidel Castro resigned as President and Commander-in-Chief of Cuba overnight. This is a very unusual step for a dictator to take.
We are accustomed to seeing dictators dying while in office; either through natural causes, assassination, or their being overthrown either by their country's military or by a civilian uprising--either while they're directing their forces to fight against the uprising, or when they're out of the country on business.
For a dictator to resign because of poor health puts Castro into a different class of dictator. And no, it's not because he's steering Cuba toward democracy either. That's wishful thinking.
The only change that will happen for the time being will be the first name of the person at the top of the Cuban food chain. That's it.
This would be a bigger deal if Castro was still the region's most dangerous man. But he hasn't been since 1962, when the Cuban Missile Crisis threatened to unleash a nuclear war between the United States and Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Castro's Soviet handlers kept him on a tight leash and the crisis abated; in later years he sent Cuban troops to other nations around the world to support Communism overseas.
Today the Mouth of the South and the region's most dangerous man is Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, who has turned Venezuela into a communist training camp and arms supply depot for insurgents looking to overthrow neighboring governments who do not hold Marxism in the same high regard as Chavez. Too bad he isn't following Castro out the door.
The real changes in Cuba will start to come after Raúl Castro leaves office as well. Not before.
We are accustomed to seeing dictators dying while in office; either through natural causes, assassination, or their being overthrown either by their country's military or by a civilian uprising--either while they're directing their forces to fight against the uprising, or when they're out of the country on business.
For a dictator to resign because of poor health puts Castro into a different class of dictator. And no, it's not because he's steering Cuba toward democracy either. That's wishful thinking.
The only change that will happen for the time being will be the first name of the person at the top of the Cuban food chain. That's it.
This would be a bigger deal if Castro was still the region's most dangerous man. But he hasn't been since 1962, when the Cuban Missile Crisis threatened to unleash a nuclear war between the United States and Soviet Union over the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba. Castro's Soviet handlers kept him on a tight leash and the crisis abated; in later years he sent Cuban troops to other nations around the world to support Communism overseas.
Today the Mouth of the South and the region's most dangerous man is Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, who has turned Venezuela into a communist training camp and arms supply depot for insurgents looking to overthrow neighboring governments who do not hold Marxism in the same high regard as Chavez. Too bad he isn't following Castro out the door.
The real changes in Cuba will start to come after Raúl Castro leaves office as well. Not before.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Venezuela's Collapsing Economy Should Be Watched Carefully in This Country: There's a Valuable Lesson for the U.S. Government to be Found Here
Venezuela's out-of-control spending increased their inflation by an amazing 4.4% last month to 18.6%, according to international economists. And it looks to get much worse unless it's government reigns in it's own spending. If it keeps up at that rate, Venezuela's oil profits will not be enough to keep it above water.
And now there are reports of shortages of basic goods and food in Venezuela, which could seriously destabilize the communist wanna-be government of Hugo Chavez. Food costs in Venezuela have gone up 33% in spite of government attempts to influence prices of major domestic commodities.
People in our own government should be watching what's happening to prices in Venezuela's economy and declining currency, as the same thing could happen here if Congress and the White House don't get a handle on OUR out-of-control government spending.
As it is, the U.S. debt is somewhere near $10 trillion. Venezuela's debt is a fraction of ours, but Venezuela doesn't have the economic power that our nation does and so is much more vulnerable to economic chaos than we are. When our economy declines, it's a gradual event. But in a smaller nation like Venezuela, it's like someone's hit the fast forward button. Changes are quite sudden and get real bad, real fast.
Are the decision-makers in this country paying attention?
And now there are reports of shortages of basic goods and food in Venezuela, which could seriously destabilize the communist wanna-be government of Hugo Chavez. Food costs in Venezuela have gone up 33% in spite of government attempts to influence prices of major domestic commodities.
People in our own government should be watching what's happening to prices in Venezuela's economy and declining currency, as the same thing could happen here if Congress and the White House don't get a handle on OUR out-of-control government spending.
As it is, the U.S. debt is somewhere near $10 trillion. Venezuela's debt is a fraction of ours, but Venezuela doesn't have the economic power that our nation does and so is much more vulnerable to economic chaos than we are. When our economy declines, it's a gradual event. But in a smaller nation like Venezuela, it's like someone's hit the fast forward button. Changes are quite sudden and get real bad, real fast.
Are the decision-makers in this country paying attention?
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Spanish King Tells Loudmouth Venezuelan President Chavez to Shut Up
There's been a conference going on in Chile the last couple of days, which is supposed to bring together Spanish and Portugese-speaking nations to promote unity and goodwill. Spain and Venezuela are two of the nations that are there.
Venezuelan President Chavez turned his wrath on a former Spanish prime minister, accusing him of being a fascist and a snake before the King of Spain angrily told him to shut up.
The BBC was there to record it all.
Leave it to the "Mouth of the South" to offend the King of Spain.
Venezuelan President Chavez turned his wrath on a former Spanish prime minister, accusing him of being a fascist and a snake before the King of Spain angrily told him to shut up.
The BBC was there to record it all.
Leave it to the "Mouth of the South" to offend the King of Spain.
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