Military Standoff

Venezuela and Ecuador moved thousands of troops to their borders following a Colombian cross-border raid Saturday in which soldiers killed a rebel leader who had met several times with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. Here is a comparison of the military strengths of the three countries.

SOURCE: Military Balance 2007 | By Gene Thorp, Dita Smith and Larry Nista - The Washington Post - March 6, 2008

This Story Diplomats Closer To Ending Crisis In Latin America Article \| BOGOTA, Colombia, March 5 -- As Venezuelan troops took up positions on Colombia's border, diplomats at the Organization of American States moved closer Wednesday to resolving a crisis that ignited when Colombia launched a strike against Marxist rebels just inside Ecuador. Graphic: Military Standoff		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Military Balance 2007 \| By Gene Thorp, Dita Smith and Larry Nista - The Washington Post - March 6, 2008 ¬es=Venezuela and Ecuador moved thousands of troops to their borders following a Colombian cross-border raid Saturday in which soldiers killed a rebel leader who had met several times with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez. Here is a comparison of the military strengths of the three countries." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Military Balance 2007 \| By Gene Thorp, Dita Smith, Larry Nista - The Washington Post - March 6, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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