Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise in Caribbean... UH OH GEORGE, YOU IDIOT!!!

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Venezuela to host Russia navy exercise in Caribbean
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Several Russian ships and 1,000 soldiers will take part in joint naval maneuvers with Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea later this year, exercises likely to increase diplomatic tensions with Washington, a pro-government newspaper reported on Saturday.

Quoting Venezuela's naval intelligence director, Salbarore Cammarata, the newspaper Vea said four Russian boats would visit Venezuelan waters from November 10 to 14.

Plans for the naval operations come at a time of heightened diplomatic tension and Cold War-style rhetoric between Moscow and the United States over the recent war in Georgia and plans for a U.S. missile defense system in the Czech Republic and Poland.

Cammarata said it would be the first time Russia's navy carried out such exercises in Latin America. He said the Venezuelan air force would also take part.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0633952420080907?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

[Bozita]

1. The only surprising element is that it wasn't announced on 9/11

This is "in your face" diplomacy, isn't it?

At least, this is the kinda shit that Bushco considers diplomacy.

[elehhhhna]

2. tit for tat. this was predicted here on DU last week. we must be psychic.

[seemslikeadream]

4. Just well informed, cause we READ

[malaise]

5. From a Russian perspective, the timing is perfect

Bushco will be history.

[seemslikeadream]

3. Some one really should have given georgie a history lesson

[Bozita]

7. He took plenty of history courses at Andover, Yale, and Harvard

Nobody ever accused him of learning anything. A lack of curiosity trumps everything.

Everything!

[magellan]

6. Sauce for the goose...

Watch the Republicons throw a hissy fit and try to incite American fear over this "provocation"...never mentioning that they conducted military exercises just a couple of months ago in and around Georgia, or just sent humanitarian aid to that country on a fleet of US warships.

[Wilber_Stool]

8. We just denied Venezuala's request for f-16 spare parts..n/t

[jwirr]

9. After the election but not before *ss is out of office. This could be bad.

[tannybogus]

10. It's gonna look like Dunkirk

when we have to send every conceivable type of craft to represent the US because everything we have is

everywhere else. What! We play in Putin's backyard and now Bushco will have a snit because they olay in ours.

I would say they might invoke the Monroe Doctrine if I thought they had a clue what it is. Bush would think Marilyn!