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AP interview: Colombian leader warns Venezuela
WRALTV-AP ^ | 9/21/19 | AP

Posted on 09/21/2019 3:25:25 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA — Colombia's president is comparing Nicolás Maduro to Serbian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic and says Venezuela's embattled socialist leader would be making a "stupid" mistake were he to attack.

Ivan Duque made the comments in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press before traveling to New York. There, Duque is expected to condemn Maduro before the United Nations General Assembly as an abusive autocrat who is not only responsible for the country's humanitarian catastrophe but is also now a threat to regional stability for his alleged harboring of Colombian rebels.

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TOPICS: Cuba; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: brazil; china; columbia; cuba; dictator; malduro; nicaragua; russia; venezuela
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Interestinbg little article. Here's the remainder:

Duque refused to rule out a military strike against the Marxist rebels he claims are hiding out across the border. But he says any aggression by Venezuela's armed forces would immediately trigger a regional response with dire consequences for Maduro.

1 posted on 09/21/2019 3:25:25 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

“aggression by Venezuela’s armed forces would immediately trigger a regional response”

I’m guessing that would include Brazil.

From Wikipedia:

“Brazil’s armed forces are the third largest in the Americas, after the United States and Colombia, and the largest in Latin America”


2 posted on 09/21/2019 3:36:27 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Oops...

“and the largest in Latin America... by the level of military equipment”


3 posted on 09/21/2019 3:37:29 PM PDT by BeauBo
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

China will back Maduro.


4 posted on 09/21/2019 3:38:02 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: Vince Ferrer

If regional means Brazil, Balsonaro is Trump’s buddy. I don’t think the Chinese would do much in our back yard.


5 posted on 09/21/2019 3:51:53 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

How does a country with no economy expect to wage war?


6 posted on 09/21/2019 3:55:03 PM PDT by Husker24
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Friends and family in Colombia claim Duque is a good guy. He will get support from the citizens.


7 posted on 09/21/2019 3:55:25 PM PDT by rrrod
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To: rrrod

I got the same impression last time I was in Barranquilla.


8 posted on 09/21/2019 3:57:30 PM PDT by jagusafr
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To: BeauBo

I think you are correct. Note sure of Colombia’s killer instinct though.


9 posted on 09/21/2019 3:58:47 PM PDT by rrrod
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To: Vince Ferrer

China is going to GET STIFFED, LOSE BILLIONS in Venezuela. When the people finally retake their government they won’t look kindly on vulture countries who signed abusive contracts supporting a COMMINUST DICTATORS. China is going to get its first financial bloody noes. CASTRO, INC. IS NEXT!


10 posted on 09/21/2019 4:05:27 PM PDT by WellyP (question!)
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To: rrrod

That’s good to know. Thanks.


11 posted on 09/21/2019 4:32:42 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: WellyP

I so hope you are right!


12 posted on 09/21/2019 4:33:24 PM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Colombians despite their forever civil war are very nationalistic

I love them

Always have.

Colombia occupies a special place in my held together by modern medicine old heart


13 posted on 09/21/2019 4:34:32 PM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: wardaddy

I live there part time....5-6 months a year


14 posted on 09/21/2019 4:36:14 PM PDT by rrrod
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To: Vince Ferrer
China will back Maduro.

Not likely. China can not support Venezuela if supplies can not get through. Check a map of the region and who voted with the U.S. on the TAIR statement two weeks ago. Venezuela's enemies are all in good positions to enforce embargoes and provide support for the U.S. military if needed (or requested).

Strategically, China needs U.S. trade more than they need to support a failing regime starting wars to prop itself up. Supporting a Venezuelan initiated conflict would make China look extremely bad to Central and South America, and lead those countries to ally with the U.S. even more. The Chinese are Communists, not stupid.

If Maduro starts a border war with Columbia he's utterly screwed.

15 posted on 09/21/2019 5:13:20 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: rrrod

I used to stay in Bogota and Barranquilla and elsewhere a lot in the 80s

Almost married a girl from a prominent family in Santander who’d been there since mid 1600s land grants

I admired a lot about Colombian culture and the people

One group I knew in Barranquilla were third and fourth generation descendants from a Confederate naval officer to Admiral Semmes

Quite a place


16 posted on 09/22/2019 12:38:57 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: rrrod

Do u winter there....weather in Medellin and Manizales and Armenia is eternal spring

I liked the cold of Bogota personally ....l


17 posted on 09/22/2019 12:50:36 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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To: wardaddy

Usually thru the winter. We have a 3/2 condo in Manizales but visit all over the country. Had a finca down in the valley but sold it a few yrs ago. Had a beautiful condo in Medellin but decided to it.
To me Bogota is too cold...my SIL lives in the Santa Barbara area of the city.


18 posted on 09/22/2019 4:05:52 AM PDT by rrrod
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To: Husker24
How does a country with no economy expect to wage war?

obviously they couldn't with their own resources. But, if they are harboring Colombian druggies with lots of dough,are friends with Iran who always has a few bucks for fellow terror types,are friendly with the chicoms,ruskies and other lower life forms most anything is possible.

19 posted on 09/22/2019 4:18:36 AM PDT by rodguy911 (Maga: USA supports Trump. Home of the Free because of the brave.)
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To: rrrod

Fascinating.....are you or your wife Colombian?

Nevada Ruiz

Can u still see it from a high point in Manizales

Manizales used to be known as city of stairs or city of hillsides

Something like that

I’m jelly

My wife would never do that


20 posted on 09/22/2019 10:17:35 AM PDT by wardaddy (I applaud Jim Robinson for his comments on the Southern Monuments decision ...thank you)
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