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Venezuela, Ecuador sends troops to Colombian border
reuters ^ | 3/2/08 | various

Posted on 03/02/2008 8:25:05 PM PST by BurbankKarl

Venezuela and Ecuador sent troops to their borders with Colombia on Sunday after their Andean neighbor bombed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador in an attack Caracas said could spark a war.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez also deployed tanks to the frontier, mobilized warplanes and withdrew his diplomats from Bogota in the worst dispute in the unstable region for years.

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, a close ally of the leftist, anti-U.S. Chavez, expelled Colombia's ambassador and recalled his own envoy from Bogota in protest over what he said was an intentional violation of his nation's sovereignty.

Colombia responded to Correa by offering its apologies for the troops crossing the frontier, but said the operation on a jungle rebel camp was necessary because its forces came under fire from inside Ecuador.

But Colombia, a U.S. ally, also said it found documents at the camp that linked Correa to the guerrillas.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chavez; colombia; ecuador; uribe; venezuela; venezuelantroops
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1 posted on 03/02/2008 8:25:08 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: TigerLikesRooster

ping


2 posted on 03/02/2008 8:27:17 PM PST by BurbankKarl
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To: BurbankKarl

Hurricane Hugo about to be hit?


3 posted on 03/02/2008 8:29:39 PM PST by F-117A (Mr. Bush, have someone read UN Resolution 1244 to you!!!)
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To: BurbankKarl

Obama said he was against the war in Iraq. Therefore, he must be qualified to deal with this.


4 posted on 03/02/2008 8:29:39 PM PST by ari-freedom (Thank you Bill.)
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To: BurbankKarl
What, a South American war with no soccer game?
5 posted on 03/02/2008 8:29:58 PM PST by Ciexyz
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To: BurbankKarl

I wonder what Sean Penn has to say about this. Maybe he’s advising his bud Hugo on foreign policy.


6 posted on 03/02/2008 8:35:25 PM PST by period end of story
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To: BurbankKarl
If Hugo, that oh-so-lovable socialist teddy bear starts a war, will Cindy Sheehan set up camp down the road from Chavez's house?

Naaaah...she'll just blame Bush.

7 posted on 03/02/2008 8:35:26 PM PST by kromike
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To: BurbankKarl
He better have insured all those new Russian Migs he just bought.
8 posted on 03/02/2008 8:37:47 PM PST by txroadkill (Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
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To: BurbankKarl

Chavez is insane.


9 posted on 03/02/2008 8:37:54 PM PST by tdewey10 (Voting for McCain. We need a non-activist USSC. It's time to end the legal murder that is abortion)
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To: BurbankKarl

Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa, a close ally of the leftist, anti-U.S. Chavez, expelled Colombia’s ambassador and recalled his own envoy from Bogota in protest over what he said was an intentional violation of his nation’s sovereignty.

Colombia responded to Correa by offering its apologies for the troops crossing the frontier, but said the operation on a jungle rebel camp was necessary because its forces came under fire from inside Ecuador.


10 posted on 03/02/2008 8:39:55 PM PST by Travis McGee (---www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com---)
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To: BurbankKarl

Ecuador is a country that managed to stay relatively peaceful with the Marxist terrorists in Peru on one side of them, & the drug lords in Colombia on the other. It’s too bad to see them descend into third world leftist thuggery along with Chavez.


11 posted on 03/02/2008 8:54:18 PM PST by forkinsocket
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To: kromike
...will Cindy Sheehan set up camp down the road from Chavez's house?

Maybe.

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12 posted on 03/02/2008 9:08:00 PM PST by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: BurbankKarl

Why do I have this feeling that the Columbian military could kick both Venezuela and Ecuador’s asses simultaneously with little difficulty?


13 posted on 03/02/2008 9:12:22 PM PST by sinanju
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To: sinanju

I hope that is true.

But here is Commie Chavez’ chance for his built up military to expand his dictatorship/power into Columbia.

Will we help Columbia stand against Chavez NOW or will we wait til his power has expanded throughout South America and end up having to fight a much more powerful foe later....or face the Continent to our south becoming the property of our communist enemies (e.g. Putin) with nuclear missiles pointed our way from there.

The commie traitor Dems in Congress have been blocking efforts to help Columbia - economically...and will no doubt howl loudly and clearly against any military help President Bush might suggest we send to Columbia ....should Chavez’ thugs seem to be successfully invading Columbia.

I just wonder why Chavez has acted NOW and not waited until January 2009 when, am sure he believes, he will have his ALLY in the Ameirican Presidency - either Hitlery or Obama.

May President Bush have the strength and courage and act now and lead our troops to squash Chavez’ power move while we can.


14 posted on 03/02/2008 9:25:47 PM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: BurbankKarl

Hugo is worried his cut from the drug trade will dry up.


15 posted on 03/02/2008 10:10:11 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is not 'free'.)
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To: BurbankKarl

It has been pretty clear Chavez has been itching for a fight.

He needs something to distract his slaves from the economic mess he’s creating. Shortages and hyper inflation... Always the result of a socialist tyrant in action.


16 posted on 03/02/2008 11:51:35 PM PST by DB
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To: BurbankKarl
I should add that now it isn’t enough that Venezuelans have to starve for him, they have to bleed for him too.
17 posted on 03/02/2008 11:53:35 PM PST by DB
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To: BurbankKarl

Maybe this is an opportunity for us to take charge of the Venezuelan oilfields. We are always accused of “war for oil”, lets live up to it occasionally.


18 posted on 03/02/2008 11:55:52 PM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: BurbankKarl

I’m trying to figure out where the 800 lb. gorilla is on this (Brazil).


19 posted on 03/03/2008 12:49:41 AM PST by Bob J ("For every 1000 hacking at the branches of evil, one is striking at it's root.")
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To: Republic of Texas

We won’t do nothing...we’ll let Columbia and Brazil slice and dice hugo the dwarf.


20 posted on 03/03/2008 12:50:25 AM PST by Bob J ("For every 1000 hacking at the branches of evil, one is striking at it's root.")
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