The Coming Venezuela Missile Crisis

RealClearPolitics ^ | December 22, 2010 | Jed Babbin

[lentulusgracchus]

As for Castro, remember that Castro and Guevara were too close to taking control over the Soviet missiles and launching them.

I was alive at the time, and I never heard that one. Everyone thought that control of the SS-4's and -5's the Sovs were trying to install would be tight, preclusive, and all-Soviet.

As to this article, has Dinnerjacket concluded some sort of agreement with Chavez for exporting Iranian missiles?

[Always Independent]

Republican. Across the board.

[happygrl]

Every time that they say “Launch” the workers stop and go get something to eat.

bada-Boom!

[happygrl]

Every time the power goes off, I worry that THAT has happened.

[Cementjungle]

The Soviets left troops in Cuba purportedly to keep control of the launch capability. The story I remember was that the soccer fields constructed for the Soviet troops was what alerted the U.S. to take a closer look.

It makes me wonder about the stadium China is building for Costa Rica (in San Jose, next to La Sabana park). They're nearly finished building it, all with Chinese labor. All materials, equipment, even the food for the workers is brought in from China.

It's a completely "no strings attached" gift from China to Costa Rica.

[neverdem]

It's a completely "no strings attached" gift from China to Costa Rica.

Why Costa Rica?

Here’s a preview of the $83 million national soccer stadium to hold 35,000 fans being built and donated by China.

Last I remembered, Costa Rica has no military. Zero, zilch, nada, only police!

[Cementjungle]

Here's a picture of the Chinese stadium in Costa Rica I shot in October:

And some Costa Ricans learning to play American football in Sabana Park, next to the stadium: