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2010-04-27 Caribbean-Latin America

Chavez denies elite Iranian forces in Venezuela

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Posted by ed 2010-04-27 11:26|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 assassinate a few of them and let's see what happens and who bitches

Posted by Sir Victor Emmanuel Glomomble IV 2010-04-27 12:41|| 2010-04-27 12:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Who gives a rat's ass, they're probably there to help Hugo in case of a revolt.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2010-04-27 14:00|| 2010-04-27 14:00|| Front Page Top

#3 There's a biiiig difference between denying the presence of Qods forces and denying that the force there is increasing. Besides, how often does the honourable Presidente Chavez utter something entirely true?

Posted by trailing wife 2010-04-27 14:53|| 2010-04-27 14:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Separately, mountain fastnesses are perfectly designed for haunting by armed Predators... or so it seems to me in my ignorance.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-04-27 14:55|| 2010-04-27 14:55|| Front Page Top

#5 True nuff, although the UAVs aren't panaceas.

Predators/Reapers and Hellfire missiles are expensive to purchase and operate. The new, smaller missiles are cheaper, but not inexpensive, and pilots must be trained, suitable flight facilities set up etc. Plus the Predator has a limited flight range and must be launched and land from someplace outside the US if it is to be used in Venezuela. As I recall the Navy declined to buy Predators/Reapers so ship-based operation is not an option.

Posted by lotp 2010-04-27 15:07|| 2010-04-27 15:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Since they aren't there, they won't mind if we kill them.

Posted by Steve White 2010-04-27 15:58|| 2010-04-27 15:58|| Front Page Top

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