and to assume / take full control of the countrys' Petro$$$$ / Resources....its been done before, "We don't need "no stinkin' " USDollars / Russian Ruble work just fine."
Posted on 09/22/2008 3:33:32 AM PDT by HAL9000
Ha!
I see some storm clouds forming.
And so the cold war resumes. It’s a tragedy that the social engineers in our political system, with their accomplices in the media and academia, have weakened us economically such that our adversaries are emboldened.
Perhaps they’re anticipating Cuba reverting to it’s pre-Castro American friendship once the old man is dead and are seeking an alternative base.
Don't worry. Obama is about to disarm all of it with the power of his rhetoric and his "aggressive personal diplomacy." Right after he heals the land and causes the waters to recede.
Bush’s fault...
Yeah, well, that’s what I’m worried about.
“Pakistan is now protecting AQ and allowing it to reconstitute in the north west. “
Pakistan has been allowing this for a long time. Thats where Osama has been since Tora Bora.
Well, I think they are being a little more overt about it now.
OK, where’s Russia’s southern fleet?
We were eating at a Mexican food rest. Sunday morning. Some Spanish language TV program was playing a *Meet the press* type show. They were showing vids of Hugo and discussing Venezuala in a very serious manner for about 20 minutes.
Wonder if our neighbors to the
south know something’s up?
It kind of is Bush’s fault. I think history will see his biggest mistake to be the failure to get rid of Chavez when Chavez was actually in custody and standing at the airport, about to be shot or exiled to Cuba. Pressure from the US - or at the very least, lack of support - led to his release.
Bush initially supported the Venezuelan forces that had briefly expelled Chavez, but as soon as there was anger from the Dems and left and howls of outrage at the loss of one of their leading darlings, he backed down. This not only allowed Chavez to resume power, and in fact become much more powerful, it abandoned the people who had risked everything to get him out. It also showed that we would do nothing to help, and led to the unopposed spread of radical Marxism to several other countries (Ecuador and Bolivia, particularly) that were actually struggling capitalist democracies at the beginning of Bush’s tenure.
Allowing nukes within earshot of the US border isn’t capitalizing on America’s weakness? WTF?
excellent call,
its not how we see ourselves.
its how others see us.
they see a large window of opportunity and are already acting on it.
hopefully they are wrong, elsewise it will be the BIGGEST mistake america has ever made
And if so,the last opportunity to make a big mistake again
America will be done!
“Allowing nukes within earshot of the US border isn’t capitalizing on America’s weakness?”
I’m not impressed with one Russian Fleet visiting South America. If their intention is hostile, we have land based resources/Submarine resources to deal with them.
Any delivery of war supplies/nukes to Venezuela would be more cheaper and more easily accomplished using standard commercial shipments.
This is Geopolitical feather ruffling by a tin pot dictator and a Russian criminal.
What is Chavez going to do with a fleet asset? Invade Columbia? He’d be toast unless Bush decided to turn into a pansy on military matters.
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