Chavez Looking For War

J.J. Jackson* | March 5, 2008

Filed Under Foreign Countries, Venezuela

Here comes Hugo Chavez. Faced with growing discontent over his socialist policies and a collapsing Venezuelan economy, he is ready to do what all tyrants do to distract from his own failures. He’s getting ready to wage war.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Warning that Colombia could spark a war, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sent tanks and thousands of troops to the countries’ border Sunday and ordered his government’s embassy in Bogota closed.The leftist leader warned Colombia’s U.S.-allied government that Venezuela will not permit acts like Saturday’s killing of top rebel leader Raul Reyes and 16 other Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas at a camp across the border in Ecuador.

“Mr. Defense Minister, move 10 battalions to the border with Colombia for me, immediately—tank battalions, deploy the air force,” Chavez said during his weekly TV and radio program. “We don’t want war, but we aren’t going to permit the U.S. empire, which is the master (of Colombia) … to come to divide us.”

First off, how is this Comrade Chavez’s concern? The issue would be between Columbia and Ecuador right? No. Because Chavez is worried that Columbia may do the same thing and strike against Columbian rebels hiding in Venezuela. But instead of Chavez taking out his fellow left wing nuts, he’d rather threaten the country they are attacking and protect the radicals trying to overthrow the Columbian government. Uh, call me crazy, but THAT would be an act of war Comrade!

You’ve got to love how these leftists always accuse the other side of doing what they are doing.

Someone needs to park a smart bomb in Chavez’s bedroom – preferably while he’s in it. HINT! HINT! President Bush are you listening?

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