It looks as if Moscow has found a means of getting back at Bush and McCain for interfering in Ukraine and Georgia. Now Russia has plans to ally with Venezuela (as the USSR effectively did in Cuba under Krushchev, back in the sixties).
It's certainly the case Russia has far fewer allies now in Europe and even less allies around its own borders but the U.S. may have miscalculated the potential for Russia to extend its influence into South America. A fleet of nuclear equipped marine vessels will be invited by Venezuela to its shores, in view of the fact Venezuela fears an attack by Bush and his cohorts.
However, by stirring up trouble in Georgia, the U.S. has only itself to blame if a new Cold War is triggered, which is what appears to be taking place.
"CARACAS (Reuters) - Russian warships will sail into the Caribbean later this year, helping Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to fend off perceived U.S. aggression and weaken Washington's influence in its traditional backyard.
Evoking Cold War memories, Russia said this week it would send the missile-laden, nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great and other hi-tech ships for joint naval exercises with Venezuela scheduled for November.
The maneuvers show a resurgent Russia flexing its military muscle at a time of diplomatic tension with the United States after the Georgia war and over Washington's plans for a missile defense shield hosted by several former Soviet states.
For Chavez, the Russian visit serves notice to the United States that is no longer rules the waves around South America.
It also reinforces Venezuela's diplomatic and domestic policies designed to protect his government against a U.S. attack he says could come at any time.
Chavez, the socialist leader of South America's top oil exporter, likes to antagonize Washington and enthusiastically supports the rise of Russia as a balance to U.S. political and economic dominance, including in Georgia."
It's certainly the case Russia has far fewer allies now in Europe and even less allies around its own borders but the U.S. may have miscalculated the potential for Russia to extend its influence into South America. A fleet of nuclear equipped marine vessels will be invited by Venezuela to its shores, in view of the fact Venezuela fears an attack by Bush and his cohorts.
However, by stirring up trouble in Georgia, the U.S. has only itself to blame if a new Cold War is triggered, which is what appears to be taking place.
"CARACAS (Reuters) - Russian warships will sail into the Caribbean later this year, helping Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to fend off perceived U.S. aggression and weaken Washington's influence in its traditional backyard.
Evoking Cold War memories, Russia said this week it would send the missile-laden, nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the Great and other hi-tech ships for joint naval exercises with Venezuela scheduled for November.
The maneuvers show a resurgent Russia flexing its military muscle at a time of diplomatic tension with the United States after the Georgia war and over Washington's plans for a missile defense shield hosted by several former Soviet states.
For Chavez, the Russian visit serves notice to the United States that is no longer rules the waves around South America.
It also reinforces Venezuela's diplomatic and domestic policies designed to protect his government against a U.S. attack he says could come at any time.
Chavez, the socialist leader of South America's top oil exporter, likes to antagonize Washington and enthusiastically supports the rise of Russia as a balance to U.S. political and economic dominance, including in Georgia."