In an actual shooting war between Colombia and Venezuela, whish country would you back?

[Ken Burch]

Poll question: In an actual shooting war between Colombia and Venezuela, whish country would you back?

Say why, if you'd be so kind.

[The Magistrate]

1. Venezuela, Sir

The Colombian regime is a rightist murderers' cabal.

[bluestateguy]

2. I hope we pick nobody

We take sides in far too many squabbles around the world when sometimes neutrality is a perfectly honorable option.

[Chulanowa]

3. The defender

Playing "teams" in warfare doesn't work out too well. There's a morally right angle and a morally wrong angle, and this is unaffected by who's playing.

[Greyhound]

4. No question, Venezuela. n/t

[Radical Activist]

5. I'd back peace.

Because peace is good.

[Loudmxr]

6. Are we talking wager or moral backing?

Because Colombia has the finest US made weapons and a real coked out military. March march march shoot shoot shoot. Tony Montana at the helm. I put my money on the Colombians.

[Ken Burch]

13. I wasn't talking about wagering.

In those terms, you'd have to go with Colombia(unless you were going for Venezuela to beat the spread).

[Champion Jack]

7. Poland

[Ex Lurker]

8. I hope we'd be on the side of whoever was trying to stop the fighting

this isn't the World Cup.

Historical note: South American wars have a way of getting very, very ugly. In the 1864-1870 so-called War of the Triple Alliance, Paraguay lost, by some estimates, 90% of its population. That's not a typo-90%.

[Ken Burch]

12. I'm not HOPING for such a war.

Just trying to figure out where people's sympathies would be.

I do find in a bit unnerving that so many people would be pro-Colombia, although none have been willing so far to make a case for their position.

[T Wolf]

9. Gee - either a reich-wing murderous regime or a put-upon experiment approaching socialism that

does put the welfare of its people first.

That is a tough call - not.

There is a good guy and a bad guy in this pairing.

[socialist_n_TN]

14. Yep. My sentiments exactly.

nfm

[WinkyDink]

10. Venezuela. Colombia is our corrupt "anti" (while being the purveyor) drug lapdog.

[CJvR]

11. That would depend...

...on how and why and who started it.