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John Bolton's written note on 'troops to Colombia' raises eyebrows Samuel Chamberlain
FOX NEWS ^ | 1/28/19 | Samuel Chamberlain

Posted on 01/28/2019 7:22:30 PM PST by Blue House Sue

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The message to Venezuela has been telegraphed in the best possible manner.
1 posted on 01/28/2019 7:22:30 PM PST by Blue House Sue
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It might have been an “intentional accident”...?


2 posted on 01/28/2019 7:28:59 PM PST by gaijin
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In which case to bad it didn't include ‘Speak to commanders 18th Airborne Corps and 2nd Marine Division.
3 posted on 01/28/2019 7:29:55 PM PST by robowombat (Orthodox)
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I would rather his have done a little memo like, “5,000 or 10,000 additional to the Southern Border because of V.”


4 posted on 01/28/2019 7:43:40 PM PST by Notthereyet (NotThereYet)
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To: Blue House Sue

Bolton is a lot of things. But stupid is not one of them.


5 posted on 01/28/2019 7:44:50 PM PST by Vermont Lt
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The military has plans for every scenario. Remember the plans to invade Canada.

As a Canadian, I’m not the least bit offended.


6 posted on 01/28/2019 7:46:14 PM PST by Hypo2
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OopSec.


7 posted on 01/28/2019 7:46:51 PM PST by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: gaijin

“It might have been an “intentional accident”...?”

Obviously.


8 posted on 01/28/2019 7:48:31 PM PST by Blue House Sue
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Some months ago I posted “if military intervention happens it will come from Columbia.” Western Venezuela where the oil wealth is hates Chavez and his illegal succesor Maduro.

Columbia has endured much economic distress due to millions of Venezuelan refugees fleeing to Columbia. Columbia could have stopped this at their border easily. They did not as they had a historical debt to Venezuela. When Columbia was in chaos due to the Marxist Farc, Venezuela accepted many refugees from Columbia.

It is not out of the realm of possibility for Western Venezuela to become part of Eastern Columbia. The people of Western Venezuela would welcome this in today’s state of chaos and hunger.

The people of Western Venezuela would much rather be part of Venezuela but if given the choice of being Colombian verses tyranny of Maduro, they would choose Columbia.

Columbia has a small but first rate Army. They are very professional and well trained. We trained them! When and if they decided to go into Venezuela it would be no contest. The local populace would be their support. Today the Venzuelan army is only useful to suppress an unarmed civilian population. In a true war footing they would crumble. Many would take their arms and go over to the other side.

ps
I lived there in the good times before Chavez. Many good people there, it is most sad.


9 posted on 01/28/2019 7:48:37 PM PST by cpdiii ( canecutter, deckhand, roughneck, geologist, pilot, pharmacist THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
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Colombia.


10 posted on 01/28/2019 7:52:04 PM PST by snippy_about_it
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To: Blue House Sue

I feel like the Trump admin trolls countries as well as anyone ever has. Probably better. I have often mused this is a Bannon inspired trick.


11 posted on 01/28/2019 7:54:01 PM PST by toddausauras (How far will the left go in terms of destroying our personal freedoms?)
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'Columbia could have stopped this at their border easily. '

Nonsense. Colombia has had troops at their border for months, but they simply don't have the resources to defend a 1,300 mile border unless they topple Venz or had US backing.

Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Brazil have all suffered do to Venz as well. They all have their own problems.

12 posted on 01/28/2019 7:56:02 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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It’s Colombia.


13 posted on 01/28/2019 7:59:45 PM PST by Blue House Sue
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US backing

5,000 troops.

14 posted on 01/28/2019 8:02:55 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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Trump promised on January 20, 2017 that we would not engage in regime change. We are.


15 posted on 01/28/2019 8:05:49 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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Yea, great imagery. US troops defending a Colombian border while illegals come across and butcher and rape Americans.


16 posted on 01/28/2019 8:08:45 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: Blue House Sue

Exactly.


17 posted on 01/28/2019 8:12:23 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (The internet has driven the world mad.)
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The refugees traveling through Colombia will precipitate a national security emergency. Which — after a year in the courts — will get a wall built.


18 posted on 01/28/2019 8:18:30 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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9/11 was the emergency to build the walls. Nothing else matters. If that can't get it done, baseball refugees from Venez will not raise a eyebrow.
19 posted on 01/28/2019 8:28:15 PM PST by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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baseball refugees from Venez

You're thinking of the Dominican Republic.

20 posted on 01/28/2019 8:30:32 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Every time a lefty cries "racism", a Trump voter gets his wings.)
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