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If Chavez were to act incrementally and if we continue to be preoccupied with the middle east, Chavez could carry out alot of the above described operations with little to no u.s. military engagement (especially since we have a phobia of jungle wars).

Nonsense! This area of the world is not on the other side of the world like Nam. Maybe you have forgotten Nicaragua. Our jungle warfare school was in Panama for many years, where they have the thickest jungles in the world. I know, I am a graduate of the school.

First and foremost I'm not saying we would never ever fight in the jungles I am just saying that if you think we had a hassle with Iraq you know the stooges in congress would be going nuts over this.

Second, Though Panama had jungle combat, it was a relatively small country and mainly kept to the cities, a fight in Venezuela would probably take place in some of the thickest rainforest's there is. I know we would kick ass, we did in nam, and we definitely would now with all the thermal and night-vision technology alone that we have (not to mention smart bombs and tons of other gizmo's). I also know that every war to congress is another "Vietnam" and that a jungle war would be even juicier for them to act out there demagoguery.

Panama was when I was 3, However I have seen the documentaries on the operation. You guy's kicked Ass.