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Latin America

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1. Well, after all

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 10:23 AM

Mar 2012

it's only reasonable for Hugo to arm the country to defend against the imminent invasion by the U.S.

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Chile y Venezuela lead imports arms to South America (Spanish) [View all] Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 OP

Well, after all COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #1

Isn't it? ocpagu Mar 2012 #2

the US built 8 bases in Colombia??? where are those?? n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #3

Sorry. Seven bases. ocpagu Mar 2012 #4

nope, wrong. the US isn't building bases in Colombia Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #5

If you actually believe what you're saying COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #6

It's not a question of believing. ocpagu Mar 2012 #7

Take a look at the two posts in COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #8

It's not "my theory". ocpagu Mar 2012 #9

doesn't seem the country is very safe now given the enormous murder rate Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #29

The notion that the US has territorial plans on COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #11

The US CIA removed Hugo Chavez from office ten years ago Kolesar Mar 2012 #12

Even assuming that what you say is true COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #13

hauahuahaua ocpagu Mar 2012 #14

Yep. That's the reason in a downturning economy with COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #15

I lived and worked in Latin America for almost 20 years COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #19

There's a whole lot of difference between building COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #24

If you truly believe that arming pro-government irregulars COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #20

On that you and I are in complete agreement. nt COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #23