15 Sep 08
http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12209136
PRESIDENT Hugo Chávez has long seen his leftist “Bolivarian” revolution in Venezuela as part of a global struggle against a world-order dominated by American imperialism. So the announcement this week that the Russian navy is to conduct joint exercises with Venezuela in the Caribbean later this year is something of a diplomatic coup. It is also a worry for many Venezuelans, who would rather their country avoid big-power politics
15 Sep 08
Originally posted by generalissimoOr as Mr Chávez puts it, “Go ahead and squeal, Yankees.”
http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12209136
PRESIDENT Hugo Chávez has long seen his leftist “Bolivarian” revolution in Venezuela as part of a global struggle against a world-order dominated by American imperialism. So the announcement this week that the Russian navy is to conduct joint exercises with Venezuela in the C ...[text shortened]... It is also a worry for many Venezuelans, who would rather their country avoid big-power politics
Gotta love the guy.
15 Sep 08
Originally posted by generalissimoYa gotta love Chavez' balls...
http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12209136
PRESIDENT Hugo Chávez has long seen his leftist “Bolivarian” revolution in Venezuela as part of a global struggle against a world-order dominated by American imperialism. So the announcement this week that the Russian navy is to conduct joint exercises with Venezuela in the C ...[text shortened]... It is also a worry for many Venezuelans, who would rather their country avoid big-power politics
16 Sep 08
Originally posted by no1marauderYou'd love him only if you're some kind of anti-American fanatic, which you seem to be. However, if you're a normal Venezuelan, you're scared of what he might do next and/or embarrassed by him. As his Bolivian compadre Morales goes down the crapper, it must be very sobering for Herr Hugo who must know that were it not for the high price of oil on the world market, they'd be rioting in the streets of downtown Caracas. The really bad thing (besides the loss of freedoms Chavez has inflicted on ordinary Venezuelans) is that when they do decide they've finally had enough of this ignorant peasant and his erratic behavior (cocaine?), he will have stolen enough money and property to buy a block in Zurich, Switzerland, and live next door to Robert Mugabe and other failed dictators.
Or as Mr Chávez puts it, “Go ahead and squeal, Yankees.”
Gotta love the guy.
16 Sep 08
Originally posted by der schwarze RitterI admire his guts; there's no reason for the US to pick a fight with this elected President but now that the Bush administration (for its perverse ideological reasons has), he's stood his ground. Good for him.
You'd love him only if you're some kind of anti-American fanatic, which you seem to be. However, if you're a normal Venezuelan, you're scared of what he might do next and/or embarrassed by him. As his Bolivian compadre Morales goes down the crapper, it must be very sobering for Herr Hugo who must know that were it not for the high price of oil on ...[text shortened]... ck in Zurich, Switzerland, and live next door to Robert Mugabe and other failed dictators.
There's nothing more "anti-American" than the damage your clown President has done to the good name of the US throughout the world for no purpose that benefits the average American.
17 Sep 08
Originally posted by no1marauderPicked a fight? After Cuba, we learned our lesson about toying with dictators. If the U.S. attempted a coup or did anything to Venezuela, it would give this ignoramous legitimacy and that's the last thing he needs.
I admire his guts; there's no reason for the US to pick a fight with this elected President but now that the Bush administration (for its perverse ideological reasons has), he's stood his ground. Good for him.
There's nothing more "anti-American" than the damage your clown President has done to the good name of the US throughout the world for no purpose that benefits the average American.
Regarding you're partisan statement: There's nothing more "anti-American" than the damage your clown President has done to the good name of the US throughout the world for no purpose that benefits the average American," what difference does it make? Leadership is not a popularity contest. If we did whatever we needed to do to get the approval of the world (which isn't a very nice place), then we'd be as weak and effete as the nations in Europe.
18 Sep 08
Originally posted by no1marauderNo, we've long since moved on from the Monroe Doctrine and the Cold War. Didn't you get the memo?
Yup, the idea of Russian naval bases in South America doesn't concern Washington at all.
Chevez can buddy with anybody he wants -- that doesn't make his semi-proto-subthreshold-dictatorship legitimate and so doesn't change the main grounds for disapproval of him.
18 Sep 08
Originally posted by no1marauderyour unlikely can be applied to the warships as well. i say it is unlikely those warships could travel more than 1 km before they get hit by an iceberg and sink.
Yup, an anti-missile system that is unlikely to ever work is much more useful than warships armed with nuclear weapons.
and since i have about as much data and facts on which to base my theory as you have regarding the anti missile shield thingie, i say we must be both correct.