Cuban missile crisis in Venezuela

According to the German daily Die Welt(Nov. 25, 2010), the Iranian regime is planning to place medium range ballistic missiles on Venezuelan soil. An agreement between the two countries was signed during the last visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Tehran on October 19, 2010. According to Die Welt, Iranian Shahab 3 (range 1,300-1,500 km), Scud-B (285-330 km) and Scud-C (300, 500 and 700 km) missiles will be deployed at a base manned by Iranian missile officers, soldiers of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Iran has given permission for the missiles to be used in case of an "emergency."

Why we haven't heard about this situation in the American main-stream media just baffles the mind. The Obama Administration has dithered on our missile defense shield in Europe and continues to dither while the Iranians inch closer to a nuclear bomb. Maybe this news will get the presidents attention, but I'm not holding my breath. Hugo Chavez has always made a lot of noise trying to be relevant on the international stage, but if these reports turn out to be true, it's time we give him our full attention. There are already credible reports of the Iranian proxy terrorist group,Hezbollah, being trained on Venezuelan soil, so this new information comes as no surprise.

Venezuela has become the primary country where the Iranians move restricted materials to avoid international sanctions. The Nu-Soviets have restricted the sale of the S-300 missile defense system to the Iranians, but have announced they will sell the advanced system to Hugo Chavez. You can bet this system will end up in Iran to protect Tehran from an Israeli preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear infrastructure. According to Reuters, Iran has developed a version of the Russian S-300 missile and will test-fire it soon, as declared by the official news agency IRNA, two months after Moscow cancelled the delivery to comply with United Nations sanctions. The Iranians have become quite good at reverse engineering and will do the same with the S-300.

This situation may end up looking like the Cuban missile crisis, circa 1962, and I can assure you Barack Obama is no John F. Kennedy. President Kennedy had the gravitas to stand up to the Soviets and to impose a blockade on Cuba. Mr. Obama has not shown he has the intestinal fortitude to stand up to despots and these thugs can smell chum in the water. The Iranians are being very smart in their actions regarding the United States and Israel. The Iranians are using Hamas and Hezbollah and their proximity to threaten Israel and now they are using Venezuela and our southern border to threaten our soft underbelly. I wish I had the confidence in this administration to protect our country, but I must admit, I have my doubts.

****UPDATE*****

MAY 16 2011. According to Die Welt, Iran is now funding the construction of missile silos in Venezuela that will house Iranian missiles. The Iranian Shahab 6 is reported to have a range of 3500 miles. Distance between Caracas & Miami=1363miles. Caracas & Houston=2260miles. Caracas & Wash DC=2051miles. Read Jpost story here.

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