Plan Balboa: bushgang's plan to invade Venezuela

[donsu]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Venezuela-convinced-of-US-invasion/2005/09/04/1125772390950.html

Venezuela convinced of US invasion

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"We discovered through intelligence work a military exercise that NATO has of an invasion against Venezuela, and we are preparing ourselves for that invasion," Chavez was quoted as saying.

He said the military exercise is known as Plan Balboa and includes rehearsing simultaneous assaults by air, sea and land at a military base in Spain, involving troops from the US and NATO countries. US officials in the past have said such training is meant to prepare troops for general scenarios but not for a specify military action.

The state news agency, commonly known as ABN for its initials in Spanish, said according to Chavez the invasion plan focuses on western Venezuela and also includes a wave of bombings over Caracas and the cities of Maracay and Valencia.

"It's known they have everything planned out to capture the oilfields of the west and the east, the south," Chavez was quoted as saying.
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gotta get that oil

[noahmijo]

1. Won't happen only the Robertson crowd would support this

I think even a chunk of misinformed yet not of the batshit crazy variety that supported Iraq would support an invasion of Venezuela.

Besides with everything happening right now and with the legitimate looming threats from NK, Iran, China, and Russia what possible bullshit story could Bushco come up with to convince us that we must invade South America?

[acmejack]

2. They don't need to convince us.

They make their own reality. They will just do it and give us the finger (& the tab).

[IndianaGreen]

3. I will not support the troops!

Enough of this nazi-like worship of the military! If Bush sends the troops to invade Venezuela, they are as criminal in their acts as their commander-in-chief! I will not support the troops!

Some Germans did oppose Hitler and Hitle's military! We need some Americans to do the same with our own tyrant and his armies.

[peacetalksforall]

4. Is Spain going to allow this? Is Europe going to allow this? Is Asia

going to allow this? Are the citizens of the U.S. going to allow this?

If true?

[JNelson6563]

5. Katrina has really mucked up their plans

let us hope the chaos the WH has on its plate now will keep them too busy to start the bombing.

Julie

[bemildred]

6. Katrina, and the incompetent handling of it, was a gift ...

To Iran, to N. Korea, to Venezuela, to everyone - good or bad - in the Bushite crosshairs. It will be interesting to see if it starts to affect the course of events in Iraq too. The US military runs on money and fuel.