Chavez: Prepare for war with Colombia
Tensions between Venezuela and Colombia increased over the weekend as President Hugo Chavez urged his country to prepare for war. Chavez ordered 15,000 troops to the border last Thursday. "Let's not waste a day on our main aim: to prepare for war and to help the people prepare for war, because it is everyone's responsibility," Chavez went o9n to say on his weekly TV show. Such preparation is the "best way to avoid war," he said.
Chavez objects to a leasing agreement giving the U.S. military greater access to Colombian military, saying it could set the stage for a U.S. invasion of Venezuela. "Don't make a mistake, Mr. Obama, by ordering an attack against Venezuela by way of Colombia," Chavez said. A series of shooting along the border has also increased tensions in recent weeks.
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is appealing to the United Nations and Organization of American States after Chavez's "threats of war."
Chavez has been pouring venzuelas national treasure down a rat hole purchasing Russan weapons that include modern fighter aircraft, helicopters and infantry small arms. It's clear that anything Chavez purchases from Russia only serves to bluster and intimidate his neighbors and it's about time that Colombia went in and kicked his ass once and for all. Chavez is precisely what's wrong in Latin America.
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