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They bought 30+ fighters, arms, and now negotiations with Russia for 9 subs.....I think they will be a thorn in our sides.

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With that force, It'll be a mighty small thorn

I think it'll be more like Castro, but on a much smaller scale. My biggest worry is that Chavez will do something really stupid like attack one of his neighbors and the U.S. might have to go in and clean up.

The fighters wouldn't be a very big problem vs. the U.S. B-2s and F-22s, the subs are probably quiet on batteries, but they still have to snorkle with the diesel and that's when a U.S. nuke boat would have a great shot, and the small arms are just small arms.

The biggest part of this is that Chavez is trying to thumb his nose at the U.S. by spending elsewhere with money gained from Citgo stations all around our country.

That's my take, anyway.

Active Member Joined: Mar 14, 2007 - 11:44 PM Posts: 155

my apologies for anyone in Venezuela that might be offended
but any country has the leaders that she deserves

Chavez... Is a crazy dude. But I don't think he wants to mess with the US. He just doesn't want to seem impotent to his neighbors. And with the kind of oil revenues Venezuela gets, they could buy a Raptor squadron if they were allowed... Thank God they aren't.

Money can't buy everything. But he's trying.

Well, now he's looking to go with nuclear power. Somehow that doesn't leave me with a warm, fuzzy feeling...

If Hugo decides to cause trouble to to his neighbors to the U.S., you can bring in Maj. Paul "Max" Moga to blow a handful of Venezuelan Su-30MK2Vs out of the sky and become the first Raptor ace.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0FmWSmIJ0M

Lt. Ben Gannon (played by Josh Lucas) = Maj. Paul "Max" Moga
F/A-37 Talon = Moga's F-22 Raptor
UCAV EDI = Boeing Bird of Prey UCAV
Su-37 Terminator = Venezuelan FAV Su-30MK2V

[quote="skyhigh"]If Hugo decides to cause trouble to to his neighbors to the U.S., you can bring in Maj. Paul "Max" Moga to blow a handful of Venezuelan Su-30MK2Vs out of the sky and become the first Raptor ace./quote]

Nah, he's too busy playing military historian TV star now.

Chavez isn't trying to mess with the US,(imagine the economic fallout for Venuzuela)but he wants Venuzuela to be a serious player in South America,and the US is questioning his motives.
just my two Two Cents

Very little in a war is planes and tanks, most of the effort is expended on men and politics. This is where Chavez is a small thorn.

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Future conflict with Venezuela?