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2008-03-04 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela troops head to Colombia border

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Posted by Frank G 2008-03-04 13:12|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Wear all the sashes and sprockets today, Hugo. They make you look more...imperialistic.

Posted by tu3031 2008-03-04 13:35|| 2008-03-04 13:35|| Front Page Top

#2 "Hundreds of troops were seen boarding four buses and eight trucks..."
Crammed in there like sardines they were. I am having a vision not unlike the stereotypical Indian passenger train photos....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2008-03-04 13:45|| 2008-03-04 13:45|| Front Page Top

#3 He better wear his special +25 to stamina sprocket.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2008-03-04 13:51|| 2008-03-04 13:51|| Front Page Top

#4 As I said before, those special forces units the Columbian's have in that area are gonna have a field day with Hugo's boys.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-04 15:30|| 2008-03-04 15:30|| Front Page Top

#5 It seems the Colombians specialize in finding armed folks in jungles and killing them. The Venezuelans - shooting middle class city dwellers. I know where I will place my bets.

Posted by ed 2008-03-04 16:02|| 2008-03-04 16:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Snowman: heh....thass right. And it looks like he wants Dinner Jacket to be his mechanical yeti.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2008-03-04 16:24|| 2008-03-04 16:24|| Front Page Top

#7 Stormbringer
The greenwood sighs and shudders,
the westwind wails and mutters
Grey clouds crawl across the sky,
the moon hides her face as the sunlight dies
And mankind soon shall realize
the bringer of storms walks tonight

CHORUS:
No mortal dare to meet the glare
of the Eye of the Stormbringer,
For he is the lightning slinger
the glory singer,
the gallows reaper

Upon his shoulder, ravens,
his face like stone, engraven
Astride a six-hoofed stygian beast,
he gathers the fruit of the gallows trees
Driving legions to victory
the bringer of war walks tonight

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-03-04 18:13|| 2008-03-04 18:13|| Front Page Top

#8 Stormbringer? Wasn't that a (late version) Deep Purple song? WTF?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-03-04 18:49|| 2008-03-04 18:49|| Front Page Top

#9 Odin's ravens are watching.
Thor is sharpening his thunderbolts.
Frey...

Posted by 3dc 2008-03-04 18:52|| 2008-03-04 18:52|| Front Page Top

#10 Wonder how much Cuban support he's getting.

Venezuela in general is extraordinarily corrupt and the military is up to their berets in it, so I doubt it's a very effective force overall. However, I wouldn't be too surprised if Cubans have been working with select units.

Posted by DoDo 2008-03-04 20:16|| 2008-03-04 20:16|| Front Page Top

#11 Wonder how much Cuban support he's getting.

Venezuela in general is extraordinarily corrupt and the military is up to their berets in it, so I doubt it's a very effective force overall. However, I wouldn't be too surprised if Cubans have been working with select units.

Posted by DoDo 2008-03-04 20:16|| 2008-03-04 20:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Oh Nooooes! Not the Elite Cuban Units!

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-03-04 20:25|| 2008-03-04 20:25|| Front Page Top

#13 Cubans will get their asses handed to them. The Colombians have been fighting hard in the jungles most of this decade. US Advisors and trainers - and presumably US intel shared with them.

Hugos guys are parade heroes.

Not to mention that a couple carriers off the coast will flatten Hugo's air force and destroy the runways - and I wouldn't be surprised to see a battalion of US Airborne, or Rangers, lifted to the combat region upon the invasion. With concomitant air support (one thing we have plenty of).

Posted by Old Spook 2008-03-04 21:06|| 2008-03-04 21:06|| Front Page Top

#14 Some Cuban units were good back in the early 80s when they could get lots of Soviet support and training. Now... different story. I wouldn't bet much on Cuban trained Venezuelan units, especially going up against US trained and battle hardened special forces units in Columbia with US intel and drones. Not unless you want to lose a lot of men.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-03-04 21:07|| 2008-03-04 21:07|| Front Page Top

#15 Reading the tea leaves and the press it looks as these idiots will flap their lips. Even Hugo is smart enough to know he would get his ass handed to him if not it WILL be handed to him and quickly.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2008-03-04 22:32|| 2008-03-04 22:32|| Front Page Top

#16 #8 I heartily recommend visiting Heather Alexander's homepage.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-03-04 23:01|| 2008-03-04 23:01|| Front Page Top

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