Tim wrote:
On Nov 28, 12:32 pm, Boater wrote:
Tim wrote:
Now, according to NPR this morning, (Yes Harry, I DO listen to NPR
occasionally) it looks like Chavez is buying up billions of dollars
worth of arms from the Ruskies. he says that the russians can use
Venezuala as a "training" ground.
And the plot thickens......
Well, believe it or not, Venezuela is not part of the United States.

Oh I know, but they are attached to somebody who is attached to
somebody else, who is eventually attached to the US.

Besides, what would the Rusko's want to do with an oil rich 3rd world
nation?


It's political, not petrol. Russia has petrol aplenty. Russia wants a
trading partner and ally who can tweak the USA with aplomb, and it also
is aware of the inroads the PRC is making in Central and South America.
While we have been jerking off in Iraq, the Chinese have set up shop
just south of us.