Chavez preparing for war with Colombia and US

Published on November 8th, 2009

Posted by honeyman in Politics, military

‘Prepare for war,’ Chavez warns Venezuelan military, populace – The Raw Story — It’s clear that the pretence of the wars on drugs and terror could be setting the stage for war in the region. Is Chavez right to be worried about an impending war with the US or is this an Orwellian exercise in managing the Venezuelan people?

The leader of the fifth-largest oil exporter in the world is warning his country’s military and citizenry to prepare for war with Colombia and the United States, according to published reports.

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez issued his warning during a weekly radio address.

“Let’s not waste a day on our main aim: to prepare for war and to help the people prepare for war, because it is everyone’s responsibility,” he reportedly said.

Chavez has repeatedly voiced deep fears of US encroachment in the region.

“Students, revolutionaries, workers, women: all are ready to defend this sacred homeland called Venezuela,” he continued, adding that the best way to “avoid war is to prepare for it”.

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# 1 Phydeau said, on November 8th, 2009 at 7:19 pm

The U.S. already tried to help a coup to overthrow him, so I can understand why he’d be paranoid. Tsk, these banana republic dictators can be such a bother when they go off the plantation…

# 2 Ah_Yea said, on November 8th, 2009 at 7:59 pm

This is a textbook tactic for preparing to go to war.

“We must arm ourselves in case we are attacked!” very quickly becomes –
“We must strike them first before they strike us!”

Since Chavez was discovered fighting a proxy war with Colombia through FARC, what other options does he have?

# 3 AdmFubar said, on November 8th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

yeah hugo, arm your people so they can shoot you!!
that would be an epic fail for him

# 4 Improbus said, on November 8th, 2009 at 8:23 pm

You will kneel before ~~Zod~~ObamaGod. Seriously, he has more to fear from the oil corporations than Obama. I am surprised he still draws air.

# 5 Lou Minatti said, on November 8th, 2009 at 8:33 pm

I call him Melonhead.

# 6 ECA said, on November 8th, 2009 at 9:30 pm

http://thirdworldtraveler.com/Amy_Goodman/Reagan_Liteky_DNinterview.html

Medal of honor returned and WHY.

http://commondreams.org/headlines/060900-02.htm
His protest of S. american training.

http://commondreams.org/headlines03/0312-13.htm
SAME person in Baghdad..

AND you wonder about the USA??
WE have TRAINED more leaders and military people for OTHER countries, then you can count on your fingers and toes.

# 7 chris said, on November 8th, 2009 at 11:47 pm

There’s a lot of screwy stuff going on around the world, I’m guessing Chavez is making noise to keep the wolves away.

Equities markets and the price of oil aren’t supported by logic at the moment, as I read it. If US, Japanese or Chinese stocks take a tumble oil ought to follow them down. Flight back to the dollar, if it happens, will push oil down further. There is just too much supply and not enough demand.

If oil falls too far somebody will hit an oil producer, likely Iran or Venezuela, to drive the price back up.

Chavez would rather not get hit, so he’s puffing himself up.

# 8 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 12:03 am

#1 You’ve gone way too far this time to get your extra ration, Fido. You talk thru your ass most of the time but today you’ve outdone yourself.

#3 Those “people” he’s arming are not only filtered by cubans before even getting an option to be trained, but they don’t get to take their guns home and they don’t live in an army facility.

At any rate, chavez has always been a coward with a very loud mouth. What makes him dangerous are his handlers, the people who really run venezuela.

BTW, this would be the umpteenth time chavez has called for war or for an attack on Colombia

# 9 Jägermeister said, on November 9th, 2009 at 3:11 am

#8 – pedro

No need to hide your feelings… if Chavez was in the same room as you, you would be down on your knee pads…

# 10 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 3:46 am

#9 Just so you know I’ve been in the same room and that fantasy of yours was not even close to happening.

You might be projecting, which I could understand knowing you “leanings”

# 11 Hmeyers said, on November 9th, 2009 at 4:01 am

Dictatorships and police states always require an external enemy as justification for totalitarian measures.

Plus it provides a great distraction!

# 12 Dallas said, on November 9th, 2009 at 4:43 am

Tell Hippo face that the Dallas police and fire department will go over there and kick his ass over the weekend.

Hugo is merely stirring up his sheep when things are shitty – steeling a page from the Republican Party over here.

# 13 jescott418 said, on November 9th, 2009 at 5:03 am

Can the US even fight another war? We seem to be running out of people to fight wars. Too many places we are stationed to keep the peace for other countries. Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, US, Etc, Etc. Will have to bring the draft back to build up forces. The other question is can we afford it?

# 14 Dallas said, on November 9th, 2009 at 5:19 am

#13 I agree we need to bring back the draft. You will see wars decline because the republicans will fear junior might have to drop clarinet lessons and have to serve.

Kind of like ‘fear’ turned the other way.

# 15 Eric said, on November 9th, 2009 at 5:29 am

I know someone who used to be in the oil refinery business. He told me that the only refineries that can process Venezuelan oil are in the United States (I guess it’s got a lot of sulfur). I don’t think there’s much to worry about.

# 16 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 5:36 am

#12 Gee, I was going to commend you for being so attached to reality, until you poo pooed it at the last minute.

You see, the hippo has many a demagogue friend,supporter & cohort. Not as many repugs. So you tell me.

#15 That is true. venezuelan oil is extra heavy and with high sulfur content. But hugo does what his handlers ask him regardless of sending the nation 100 years to the past in the process

# 17 Get a Job said, on November 9th, 2009 at 5:40 am

A nutcase
Imagine if Venezuela did not have oil or the world did not need oil at all
What a good idea

# 18 fernando said, on November 9th, 2009 at 9:28 am

#8 – Who exactly are his “handlers”? is it the proverbial “they”? or someone specific?

My wife is Venezuelan so I have a somewhat direct link to this. Hugo is just posturing, like #11 said. He just uses these kinds of imagined “threats” while taking away civil rights one at a time.

# 19 joe who got drafted said, on November 9th, 2009 at 9:55 am

#12 and 14 Dallas
“You will see wars decline because the republicans will fear junior might have to drop clarinet lessons and have to serve. ”

HA ha, sure just like Vietnam, when there were so many exemptions for so many rich kids and anybody with connections (Texas Air National Gaurd, anyone?).

“Tell Hippo face that the Dallas police and fire department will go over there and kick his ass over the weekend.”

They will have to do it all on Saturday, unless the Cowboys have a bye week, they wouldn’t want to miss the game!

# 20 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 10:05 am

#18 Well, cubans for one control his ass. He doesn’t do shit until it has either been ordered or cleared by someone in cuba.

There are others, but since you have a direct link, I’ll let you find that one yourself.

BTW, is you wife one of the many people that had to run clear of that mudhole in order to have a decent living, like the one they had before moron hugo & his cohorts grabbed control of the country?

# 21 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 2:33 pm

Oh, one little bit of trivia. The venezuelan air force is changing the logos on all their planes & pilot’s helmets from the venezuelan flag in a circle to a red star.

# 22 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 2:36 pm

http://tinyurl.com/yhx6byg

# 23 Rick Cain said, on November 9th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

Not the first time American meddling has caused problems. Colombia has been engaged in numerous border disputes and even outright wars such as with Ecuador. We militarize a state and wonder why it attacks its neighbors.

# 24 pedro said, on November 9th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

#23 I would love to be as misinformed as you. How you do it?

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