Is the war between Colombia and Venezuela likely? - Instablogs
Is the war between Colombia and Venezuela likely?
Pankaj , Shimla: Mar 3 2008
Made Popular Mar 3 2008
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Is the war between Colombia and Venezuela likely?# Ecuador and Venezuela have announced they are sending troops to their borders with Colombia, in response to the killing of a FARC leader in Ecuadorian territory.

# President Chavez, a fierce critic of Washington, called Colombia “a terrorist state” and warned US not to turn Colombia into “Israel of the Americas”.

# Nicaragua, led by the former revolutionary and Sandinista guerrilla Daniel Ortega, also condemned the killing of Reyes, saying that Mr. Uribe had killed the possibilities for peace in Colombia.

# BBC analyst Warren Bull says “despite the threat of war by Mr. Chavez, it is hard to see the situation escalating into a full-blown conflict with Colombia.”

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Lalit
Kanpur, India
I have always thought of Chavez as a peaceful man. this must be of course United States' fault. United States have meddled in Venezuelan affairs long enough and now i think the frustration that Chavez and other leftist are feeling after one of their close ally is killed with the help of USA..Colombia will have to bear the consequences with all of its neighbors kicking the shit out of them.
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Jay
Brasilia, Brazil
Stick up for the dictator eroding freedom for his people.
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Victor
Kansas City, United States
What's going to happen? there 's no war in the near future in Latin. I only catch up the art of fear mongering that is still very much alive and @ JAY don't u call Chavez a Dictator...u scumbag. Chavez is much loved and takes care of his people.
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Nick
La, United States
No there's no likely war in Latin..it's just more posturing from Chavez.
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Renee
Philadelphia, United States
This is a make or break phase in S America and a big blunder on Chavez's part. they are unnecessarily trying to escalate the situation that can turn into a mess with just a gun shot on either side.
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Teressa
Georgetown, Guyana
War???!!! are crises and the conflict that goes on is less than a war???? what else you call as war!!!I don't understand war anything more than that. nonetheless the best way to stem the war would be for the government in Columbia to surrender to FARC. The problem is that government by corruption, as in Italy, will make any country poorer.
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Paramjeet
Ottawa, Canada
need for the ants to unite against the supression!!!!!!rather than fighting among themselves, they should collectively fight against their mighty neighbor who is manipulating the divide and rule policy...the latin and north Americans should understand this, sooner the best later the worst...
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Shiva
Los Angeles, United States
so the Israel of the Americas will be the target now..what would happen if Chavez orders to blow the hell up in Colombia? will US of A come to its rescue? will US be saving some of the ass kicking from the leftists? i hope not.

this time it can be the moment for the anti US lobby of the Latin to prove that there's no point US can hold its dominance in almost every corner of the world. I somehow feel that this war that to me seems imminent will prove US has lost the clout to communists be it Latin, Asia or Middle East.
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Fasal
Washington, United States
Another perfect example of a truly great, benevolent leader doing everything he can to protect his country.
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Andrew
Hollywood, United States
OMG...they're threatening my precious coke supply! if there is any good time to invade any country...this is it. Go Bush do it!
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Nick
La, United States
And I do agree with what Victor said- Chavez is not a dictator.
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Sody
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
this is a common thing now!!!no awe aspiring. having done so, The US, Turkey, Israel and now columbia is nothing surprising but something that the world is getting accustomed to. Uribe is a puppet dancing to the US tunes that always bothers nothing but its interests. And if this is the solution to the present problem, I see nothing wrong therein. They are a legitimate struggle. Lets not forget the US support of the Contras.
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Andy
Navi Mumbai, India
Is the war between India and Pakistan likely?, Is the war between United States and Iran likely?, Is the war between United States and North Korea likely? start debating it too.
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Sonu
Thiruvananthapuram, India
may fore be with you Chavez...just put them off... don't let them go!!!
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Chris
Austin, United States
The two countries had similar situations before and it will happen in the future. These are the world's two of the worst run countries where crime, unemployment, drug and gun running is common.

I still don't think there would be a full fledged war. The USA won't let that happen.
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Pascual
Madrid, Spain
Colombia is one of the countries that the US is trying to use to balance the maverick Chavez's Venezuela thus irking the volatile man no end. This is a dangerous game that the US must stop at once. Venezuela won't hesitate to use force against Colombia thus bringing untold misery to the already miserable people in the region especially Colombia where they are torn between rebels, government troops and drug lords.
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Raquel
Madrid, Spain
get the yankees out of the regions affairs and everything will settle for themselves....
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Matt
La, United States
Venezuela is showing the world that it ain't scared. LOL
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Alan
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Chavez is a bellicose crab. He must be taught a lesson that he never forgets. He supports dictators like Castro and more so Mugabe.
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Marcos
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ladies and gentlemen! the bout between Hugo Chavez in red shorts and Alvaro Uribe in blue in the featherweight category is about to begin......

The results notwithstanding the winner will be - Uncle Sam.

CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Francesco
Rome, Italy
There won't be any conflict. Chavez might be reckless but he is not completely mad.
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Danny
Amsterdam, Netherlands
chavez is doing this because he has petrodollars to burn.... the oil price boom has given him the luxury and power. he is showing it off now.
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Tom
Tempe, United States
So boring. Ecuador and Colombia supported the FARC rebels for decades. Commie Hugo is now playing sooooooo offended coz the leftist terrorists inside Ecuador are hit. B***crap
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Kasie
Seattle, United States
Chavez got a new excuse to jump like a monkey! Let him entertain us. He may attack Colombia, but only in his dreams. The US will be more than happy to take him out. Bush needs fresh blood.
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Farshid
Tehran, Iran
George Bush suddenly got new oilfields to explore :-)
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Anthony
Quito, Ecuador
Let Chavez come in with his troops and we shall show the difference between his military and ours. We are fighting a long war for decades with Venezuela and Ecuador backed terrorists. So war is not new for us. It is for Venezuela. Then Chavez must not forget that his economy will collapse should his oil facilities are hit.
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Dane
Calgary, Canada
Suddenly it has become so uncool to support Chavez. Wonder what Danny Glover thinks now.
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Ta
La Paz and Sucre, Bolivia
Chavez does not have the luck of Castro. He will not be able to survive an assassination attempt by the CIA.
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Martin
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Question: Who is going to die first? -

- Hugo Chavez
- Fidel Castro
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
- Robert Mugabe

Answer: George Bush.
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Maria
Caracas, Venezuela
I hate Chavez. I dont like him at all
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Ricardo
Lima, Peru
Chavez is now overdoing it. He must be stopped from his dangerous games.
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Maral
Tehran, Iran
one day venezula will teach america how to behave like good boy
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Riedewaan
Pretoria, South Africa
Old war in new theater
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Kasie
Seattle, United States
Martin. you have no brain I guess..
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Kasie
Seattle, United States
Lalit thinks Chavez as a peaceful man, it is not less than a big joke. Do you have any idea who is he Lalit?
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Balbhadra Rana
Rajkot, India
Seems unlikely. But one thing is certain. The whole issue is a continuation of the US-Chavez hostlity.
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