Posted on 12/22/2010 4:46:02 PM PST by neverdem
I was alive at the time, and I never heard that one. Everyone thought that control of the SS-4's and -5's the Sovs were trying to install would be tight, preclusive, and all-Soviet.
As to this article, has Dinnerjacket concluded some sort of agreement with Chavez for exporting Iranian missiles?
Republican. Across the board.
bada-Boom!
Every time the power goes off, I worry that THAT has happened.
It makes me wonder about the stadium China is building for Costa Rica (in San Jose, next to La Sabana park). They're nearly finished building it, all with Chinese labor. All materials, equipment, even the food for the workers is brought in from China.
It's a completely "no strings attached" gift from China to Costa Rica.
Heres a preview of the $83 million national soccer stadium to hold 35,000 fans being built and donated by China.
Last I remembered, Costa Rica has no military. Zero, zilch, nada, only police!
And some Costa Ricans learning to play American football in Sabana Park, next to the stadium:
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