Venezuela is next?!?
POSTED BY: OurMrReynolds
UPDATED: Sunday, October 9, 2005 02:10
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(face it; gas prices are high, and we could use an affordable vacation site right about now...)
Don't know about you, but gas prices have come down 30-40 cents since Labor Day weekend.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Quote:Just wait and see what gas prices will be once Venezuela/Al-Queda takes over the hemisphere!
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Don't know about you, but gas prices have come down 30-40 cents since Labor Day weekend.
Yeah, laugh now Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:Just wait and see what gas prices will be once Venezuela/Al-Queda takes over the hemisphere!
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Don't know about you, but gas prices have come down 30-40 cents since Labor Day weekend.
Yeah, laugh now Chrisisall
Uh - huh. Right. Ok.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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I think it is possible that there is a military plan out there somewhere for invading Venezuela. I'd like to think that there is a military plan out there for invading almost every country on the planet. It's the military's job to come up with catch-all battle plans for every scenario.
So who, exactly, was responsible for the plans to invade New Orleans? Or are there so many plans that they get mis-filed sometimes?
To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein
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Quote:This is fodder for the fruitcakes and conspiracy theorist not proof of an impending US invasion of Venezuela. Chavez is trying to set the seed of an impending invasion in the media, hoping it will add unrest to the war weariness. Chavez, like his meaner cousin Kim, is paranoid and knows that the US/UK may be seeking to establish a less rogue-state friendly world atmosphere. Chavez liked it better when the president/prime ministers of the major powers applied the ‘wishful Liberalism’ approach to foreign policy. I like to call it the ERM (Eastern Roman Empire) approach: pay off the Huns and hope they attack the Western Rome Empire. The Huns get rich when the major powers are too scared to fight back.
Originally posted by OurMrReynolds:
Hugo Chavez, prez of Venezuela recently said that he has documents and proof that the US is planning to invade his country with aircraft and naval support. He went to nightline with the story, maps, supposed codename of the project ("Balboa" if yer interested) and other stuff. OK, I know we got a history of shady deals in South and Central America. He is an opponent of the Iraq war, which I suppose could be construed as a motive to make it all up, but he seems superand I'm just wondering if anyone has info ideas or opinions on the subject. In other words, please do the research for me and post
any thoughts? (Other than "of course its true because america is evil QED" or "of course its a lie because Bush is a saint and a better man than you will ever be you unpatriotic scum") Some thought would be nice.
Cynicism is the smoke that rises from the ashes of burned out dreams.
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Quote:That doesn't sound like a laugh....
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Yeah, laugh now Chrisisall
Uh - huh. Right. Ok.
Saddam was just as dangerous to us a while back as Hugo is now, you must see we should nail him!!
Chrisisall, who thinks we should ice all bad guys equally and fairly
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Granted there are some parallels between Venezuela and Iraq, but Hugo has not invaded two oil producing countries, and is not attempting to gain nuclear technology, at least not to my knowledge.
Even if I buy-in to the Bush=pocket of oil barons rhetoric, I still don't see how invading Venezuela is worth it to anybody other than opponents of the current govt.
-Jeff
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See, that's what I thought... Venezuela?!? Really?!? Yer yankin' my chain... but crackpots, even if they do run a country, don't usually end up on Nightline being taken seriously, or on the CNN homepage, which is where I saw the article that started my confusion over this whole mess.
Cynicism is the smoke that rises from the ashes of burned out dreams.
"I am planning on growing a big black moustache. I'm a traditionalist."
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Saddam was just as dangerous to us a while back as Hugo is now, you must see we should nail him!!
*begins laughter* Bwaahhaa haaaa haaaa!!! Too funny!
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "
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Quote:And i thought I was funny....
Originally posted by jaif:
Even if I buy-in to the Bush=pocket of oil barons rhetoric, I still don't see how invading Venezuela is worth it to anybody other than opponents of the current govt.
-Jeff
Chrisisinawe
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