Well unless you have Millions of people to throw in the line, like China did in Korea, and the political will to loss most of them. Chavez has the will maybe, not the numbers. Lately the Rifle in massed hands seems a good weapon, but only as our response has been limited, after all we are the “good” guys. Though in war there is no good, till one side is defeated, or victorious. The victorious side is always good historically.

Last I heard the US used a tactic called Combined Arms. Kinda hard to kill our infantrymen if an AH-64 and M1A1, with Artillery and Airsupport is constantly keeping the rifleman pinned. Or if a heavy Machinegun is re-creating WW1 on them, given the Machine guns reach and power versus a rifle, much less an assualt rifle. In fact WW2-1 Era battle rifles have better range and hitting power than todays assualt rifle.

If a commander and modern Army can’t deal with that, well thats a clear case of incomputance. And in the case of third world nations, a million Assualt rifles don’t mean a thing if you only do light training. Iraq, and others in the ME proved that many times now. The Russian Tanks, and Surface to Air systems are great, however even an M1A1 will go down fast in the hands of incompetence.

As to what I drink, Water, Ginger ale, you?

Also, you completely missed the point of my post…I don’t care how many AK’s Hugo has. I care who he gives them to. And he will.

Our infantry weapons largely don’t preform as well as the Soviet/Russian copy’s. So it gives a headache to any offense/defense plan in built up terrian as far as infantry forces go. Russia is a bit upset over the West’s moving into the Soviet/Russian block, area’s under Russian Control well before Soviet Times. As a state department worker once put it, we are just surrounding Russia with friendly democracy’s.

The fact is they said Surround would worry me if I were Russian. What would American reaction be to a socialist/communist revolution in Canada and Mexico be if we were told by the USSR or China that we are only being surrounded by peaceful socialist republics? Least thats my take, China or Russia could make matters far worse for us in the South American Region, if they wanted.

And yes I know its been better so far in the short term than others. All I’m saying is just because it’s better doesn’t mean it’s best and to stop trying. Corruption works it’s way in. Be it Communisim, Monarcy, or even Democracy. I’ve just seen to many laws passed in the so called Western world that are just Madness.

I just think a bit of Meritism would not hurt our leadership, too many corrupt incomputants are making it to the Election table, thanks to the dollar value thats been forced on our elections.

We really should embargo Venezuela and anybody that does business with them.

Sounds nice but not feasible. Their main export is oil, a fungible commodity. Add to that, my vehicle gets ~20mpg in the city. How about yours? Until GM comes out with its Chevy Volt, and we unseat enough Dhimmi-crats that are preventing us from drilling in our own waters, we will be continuously dependent on the likes of “Che” Chavez and the Mideast Jihadi oil sheiks.

DesertLover said:

Probably never know the truth about who the gunmen were … but I’d bet dollars to donuts they were part of Chavez little private goon squad … his group of “secret police” enforcers …

Without a doubt. Afterall:

Venezuelan law bars state security forces from entering the campus, but Luis Acuna, the minister of higher education, said they could be called in if the university requests them.

Create enough violence and the military will be invited in to quell it. And once in, you won’t be able to get them out.

TK-421 said:

But what makes democracy so grand? Look at Holland, Drugs, prostitution, and even a party for paraphilia is compleatly legal. Everyone gets an opinion, and quite frankly, our own extream leftist and Rightist have shown the faults with that!

Democracy comes in many flavors, and some not so palatable. The Netherlands is a Proportional Representative Parliamentary Democracy (and constitutional monarchy) that has its own problems. While generally keeping the government weak (and thus peaceful and less of a threat to its neighbors), it allows extremist voices a place in the government. And they often must be accommodated to form ruling coalitions. This is very different from the U.S. “winner take all” plurality voting system for selecting representatives. In a plurality system, the politician must appeal to a majority of the electorate, so that often dampens out the influence of the extreme fringes that might be offensive to the centrist majority. Witness the Dems and their candidates unwillingness to take on Bush and the war against Islamofascism and their willingness to dis the fringe Code-Pinkers and nit-wit Trufers.

TK-421: Democracy isn’t perfect. It’s just better than the alternatives.

Can we say Constitutional Republic?

Sean Penn, Danny Glover, Kevin Spacey, and Naomi Campbell

Don’t expect too much of Hugo’s Hollyweird groupies, Michelle. Obviously, they aren’t too bright or they couldn’t be schmoozed by him so easily.

I’m sure Sean and company have been on the phone with Hugo and he has assured them that he has nothing to do with it. And, I would bet that Sean and company buy into it.

Democracy can be potentially as despotic as any other form of government. There are, and should be, limits on what fifty-one percent of the people can demand of the government.

That’s where the Constitution comes in.

The Bill of Rights prevents the will of the people, as expressed through its elected representatives, from using the apparatus of coersion (government) to trample on the God-given rights of individuals in the name of majority rule.