Posted on 01/24/2006 5:24:14 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
Venezuela is going on a "buying spree" for military equipment that goes beyond the country's legitimate needs, according to the U.S. State Department.
The warning comes on the heels of U.S. efforts to block a proposed sales of military aircraft - including 20 planes costing $200 million - and other equipment to Venezuela by Spain and Brazil.
Such sales are part of what "we would consider an outsized military buildup in Venezuela," according to State Department spokesman Sean McCormack who added that the government of President Hugo Chavez - considered by some to be a younger version of Fidel Castro - plans to activate its reserves and to create a million-person militia.
Speaking in Brasilia, Chavez called absurd the U.S. objections to the Brazil arms deal, and said Brazil will try to persuade the United States to allow it.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Amazing. State is worried about Venzula but was not worried about Iraq and is not worried about Iran. My god Condi, fire these idiots!
"Chavez Is preparing to go "meddle" in the rest of South America."
Bingo!
That's why he has been saying America is going to attack him. He is planning on war with his neighbors, American friends, and he knows we will defend them.
Time to resurrect the Reagan Doctrine!
Its a strange phenomenom. These guys run a country and it discovers vast riches. Now is the time to shut down taxes and share that discovery with the people of the country.
No not these assholes, they start buying weapons they dont need and throwing money at a legacy their countrymen could care less about. No one is threatening Venezuela and it could be turned into a paradise, But when Chavez gets thru it will be lucky to not be destroyed.
He has dreams of becoming Saddam. I just hpe when they find him in a hole they throw in a grenade.
You may be interested in knowing that Chavez is best buddies with Iran. VZ is full of Iranians "helping" with its oil industry and Chavez has recently been hobnobbing with important Iranian officials.
Chavez is crazy and he is dangerous, and he has gone out of his way to cultivate and offer his services to our worst enemies. State should have paid more attention to him much earlier (actually, the old CIA should have "paid attention" to him) and we wouldn't have this problem. Now our worst enemies essentially have a beach head on our continent, and in addition, Chavez is destabilizing the rest of Latin America.
Oh gee, Mother Sheehan is over there right now. Figures she would be a cheer leader for people who would harm those in our military.
"buying spree"..follow the money from :
Maine,the second U.S. state to accept Venezuelan oil which is essentially controlled by Chavez; and from Massachusetts by delivering 12 million gallons of oil at a 40 percent discount. Maine's Democratic Gov. Baldacci reportedly made no apologies for accepting aid from a country whose leader called President Bush ''a madman.''
Note: Chavez has "referred to Saddam Hussein as my brother."
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/state/060111oil.shtml
Q: I’d like to ask. Are your governments concerned about charges of political meddling or perhaps trouble-making by President Chavez in the region? Are you worried about the purchase of 100,000 AK-47assault rifles?
Alencar: The question was asked in the plural, and so I think that the question should be answered in the first place by the most important individual here.
Rumsfeld: Mr. Vice President, you just passed the buck. Certainly I’m concerned. If one thinks about it, the discussion that’s taking place, as I understand it, is concerning something in the neighborhood of 100,000 AK-47s to be moved from Russia possibly to Venezuela. I don’t know if it’s firm, but I’ve read about it and heard it discussed. Not just in the press, but bilaterally. I can’t imagine what’s going to happen to 100,000 AK-47s. I can’t imagine why Venezuela needs 100, 000 AK-47s. I just hope that, personally hope, that it doesn’t happen. I can’t imagine that if it did happen, that it would be good for the hemisphere.
More stories on Chavez:
http://www.neoperspectives.com/chavez.htm
IBTZ
An idiot rant worthy of DU. All fire and NO substance.
A zot in the making...
Commie sympathisers have class? ;)
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