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| 1000 Venezuelan troops sent to border |
| 2010-07-28 |
| Venezuela has beefed up its troop presence along the border with Colombia amid heightened tension between the two South American nations. Caracas has sent about one thousand troops to the border, citing the threat of an armed conflict with Bogota. "We have a reinforcement of 980 to 1,000 troops for the protection of the border, but there are no unusual operations; we are staying on alert," Reuters quoted Franklin Marquez, a regional commander for the Venezuelan National Guard, as saying on Monday. On Saturday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, "The possibility of armed aggression by Colombia is higher than it has been in a century." Venezuela broke off diplomatic ties with Colombia on July 22 after Bogota accused Caracas of providing bases for Colombian rebels. Chavez says the allegation is an excuse for Colombia to launch a US-backed invasion of Venezuela and has threatened to cut off oil supplies to the US if that happens. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 HUGO has warned that iff the US attacks NORTH KOREA it will cut off Any + All OIL EXPORTS to the USA = BAMMER-land. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-07-28 22:31 |
| #4 "Sergeant Pablo, why are the Colombian soldiers over there dancing and 'doing the bump'?" "I think they are showing us what they will do if they catch us on their side of the border." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-07-28 11:04 |
| #3 Logistics are a bitch. Hope your trucks break down and the soldiers get hungry. |
| Posted by: bman 2010-07-28 09:45 |
| #2 Sending troops to the border is a relatively quick, convenient and showy act. Whether they're going to be there for any length of time is another. (which could also apply to a few other places besides Venezuela...) |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-07-28 09:29 |
| #1 Sounds like provoking a war to me. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-07-28 00:21 |