[BaalChatzaf]

This is for real. This is from Interfax:

MOSCOW — A Russian Air Force chief said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has offered an island as a temporary base for strategic Russian bombers, the Interfax news agency reported.

The chief of staff of Russia's long range aviation, Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev, also said Cuba could be used to base the aircraft, Interfax reported.

The Kremlin, however, said the situation was hypothetical.

"The military is speaking about technical possibilities, that's all," Alexei Pavlov, a Kremlin official, told the Associated Press. "If there will be a development of the situation, then we can comment," he said.

Zhikharev said Chavez had offered "a whole island with an airdrome, which we can use as a temporary base for strategic bombers," the agency reported. "If there is a corresponding political decision, then the use of the island ... by the Russian Air Force is possible."

Interfax reported he said earlier that Cuba has air bases with four or five runways long enough for the huge bombers and could be used to host the long-range planes.


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Hugo Chavenz wants to play games? If we had a right thinking president a message would be convey both to Chavez and the Russian military (by back channels) that any attempt to base Russian bombers anywhere in this hemisphere would lead to immediate destruction and if they want to start WW3 over this, let them try.

That last time something like this happened, JFK, who was a hawk, had a heart to heart talk with Nikita Krushchev's people. Octobe of 1962.

Unfortunately with Saul Ailinsky's spiritual grandchild in the White House is is unclear whether there will be any response other than petulant whining.

Ba'al Chatzaf

[Selene]

Ba'al:

Well, let's see if O'Biwan the MAGNIFICENT remembers to do his due diligence on the Monroe Doctrine.

If, not, we should just "neutralize" the bastard [Chavez I mean] before he kills American troops.

Adam