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Thu15May2008

Venezuela to Colombia : A U.S. Base on the Border Means War

17:17 H | Topics: Colombia - Ecuador - Venezuela

1_248126_1_5.jpgWith the lease of the U.S. military base in Manta, Ecuador expiring next year and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa vowing not to renew, the United States Ambassador to Colombia, William Brownfield, suggested that the Ecuador base could be moved to La Guajira inside Colombia, who maintains friendly diplomatic relations with the U.S. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, not one to take a "wait and see" approach, said that placing a U.S. base in the region that spans northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela, would equal nothing less than a threat of war.

"We will not allow the Colombian government to give La Guajira to the empire," Chavez said, referring to the US during a speech to a packed auditorium of uniformed soldiers.
"Colombia is launching a threat of war at us."

While Chavez certainly will be called out because he is the only one crying "war" , what would a U.S. military base on the Colombia/Venezuela border mean?

Via / Al Jazeera

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1. Julia ~ Friday, May 16 2008 | 22:52H:

Much as Chavez annoys with his histrionics, he's dead on here.....the US govt is just laying groundwork for more "dirty work", like "regime changes". Though I fear it's Bolivia/ Morales who has more to fear than Chavez....

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