# Venezuela siezes U.S. diplomatic baggage

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-siezes-u-s-diplomatic-baggage/370367>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 26, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-siezes-u-s-diplomatic-baggage/370367 "2006-08-26T23:01:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![mks57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@mks57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mks57)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-siezes-u-s-diplomatic-baggage/370367/21 "2006-08-28T14:37:23Z")

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[QUOTE=FRDE]  
It strikes me as a bit baffling that the US is supplying ejector rockets to the Venezuelan airforce - possibly someone is indulging in a bit of private enterprize.  
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I suspect that the US is trying to build friendly relationships with people in the Venezuelan military. Something that may be useful at a later date.

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**Author:** ![FRDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e68b1a/32.png) [@FRDE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FRDE)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2006, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-siezes-u-s-diplomatic-baggage/370367/22 "2006-08-29T09:13:33Z")

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[QUOTE=mks57]  
I suspect that the US is trying to build friendly relationships with people in the Venezuelan military. Something that may be useful at a later date.  
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Yes, and that might be what eattled Chavez’s cage - good point

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venezuela-siezes-u-s-diplomatic-baggage/370367/23 "2006-08-31T21:22:16Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> No, I didn’t notice. Do yo uhave a cite that Bush decided there was no such thing as international law, or that the US no longer acknowledges treaties and conventions?? Because I must have missed it.

Criminals usually don’t hold press conferences announcing their intention to start disregarding the law.

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