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Russia and the United States have both sold arms to just about every Latin American country. Except for Cuba which is solely in the Russian camp. We've even sold arms to Venezuela not very long ago. They're all whores and we have no moral superiority over the Russians in selling to them.

When exactly did the US sell arms to Venezuela? They've been hostile toward us for many years.

"When exactly did the US sell arms to Venezuela? They've been hostile toward us for many years."

Up until 2006 the United States was the largest seller of arms to Venezuela. At that time the State Department blackballed them under the Arms Export Control Act for not "cooperating fully" with US counterterrorism efforts. They still fly F-16s and even though we can't sell them spare parts our allies do. Does that make our allies bad guys like Russia?

Wait a few years, every country down there that is now our "friend" will be our "enemy" - and if you wait a few more years they will flip back again the other way. It's what they do. They are all third world basket cases run by third world politicians just trying to survive another day. Labeling them as our enemies is counterproductive. Actually thinking that they are either our friends or our enemies is naive. Thinking that Russia is evil is what you do. They are just trying to survive in a world that is changing quickly under their and everybody else's feet. The Cold War is over. Nobody won.