mmarsh
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You don't understand the issue with Columbia or the history of La revolution in Latin America, if that is your position.
Chavez was won't attack with his military he'll simply continue to support FARC with funds and safe haven and take the fight into Columbia using Columbians to do it. It's called victory from within using local forces.
As far as comparing militarys. Columbia is geared toward COIN Chavez has steadily geared his toward a more conventional force recently. Chavez is using Castros game plan.
Before calling anyone an old fart there slappy you might wanna take the time to appraise yourself of the intel of the theater your speaking about.
Then why is Chavez rapidly expanding his Army? He's just concluded a deal for MiGs, Tanks, and infantry small arms from Russia. Those are not all going to the FARC, I think Chavez has a bigger game going on than just Columbia.
and George, at issue isnt communism. I think MontyB was on the ball when he said Communism was a guerenteed failure of a political system, after all its failed in all places its been tried. Whats at issue is peoples right to self-determination. Its the very reason why we fought to seperate ourselves from Great Britian, the right to choose our own destiny -sink or swim. If people in South America want to go for communism thats on them. We cannot claim to believe in freedom while denying others the right to choose their own path because it displeases us. That makes us no better than King George III.