To continue the war, which Mess. kindly started...
US/Mex/War
Bush Requests Recognition of War!
Asks for first official declaration or war in decades even as US troops respond; Congress agrees in half an hour
Mexican Oil Fields Bombed!
Multiple oil fields bombed by nationalists and Venezuelan aircraft; Chavez promises "no spoils for imperialists"
North Mexico Militia Fall Back Under Venezuelan Attack
US troops not yet in position; Armored Core driving down from border as Northern troops start to fortify key cities
F-22 Scores First Kills!
As US Airforce moves to secure air superiority, Raptors engage and kill 2 of Venezuelan F-16 squadron with no losses
Venezuelan Navy Hit by Cruise Missles!
US barrage hits Venezuelan bases and military port, additional missles strike two cruisers as US tracks down enemy fleet; Chavez claims Venezuelan defenses protected cities and oil fields
NATO Secures Caribbean, Jap-Kor Halts Trade W/Venezuela
Closest US allies offer support; US hasn't called on alliance for direct action as of yet
France Offers Mediation
Proposes cease-fire and DMZ as precondition of peace talks; Chavez agrees if US does so as well
Global Oil Prices Skyrocket
As OPEC member Venezuela enters war, prices rise though no strike against Venezuela oil has occured
S. America Declares Neutrality
Chavez allies, foes, declare neutrality as Chavez attacked first; collective group speaks for peace
Articles
NATO-EU Split
As the Mexican states planning to join the US are attacked and the US enters another war, NATO allies in the EU are split over action. While closer relations such as Britain and Poland loosely favor support if the treaty is envoked, protests against such action have taken place in other countries. With the NATO alliance in turmoil without even being invoked, can the EU survive its recent troubles and diverging foreign policies?
Fighting With One Hand Behind Its Back
(Or Why the US Will Restraining Itself)
As the US enters the war, the table seems lopsided. On one side is the mightiest military the world has ever seen, armed with bunker busters to cluster bombs to FAEs. On the other, Venezuela, who's already suffered cruise missle strikes, with its aging US equipment and recent Russian weapons. But the US is restrained; it can't afford to damage the new states with civilian casualities and much collateral damage, and doesn't want to enrage the Venezuelan populace either. And so the US is focusing most of its might in the desert between cities where the enemy is in the open, and is only striking military targets in Venezuela. City combat will be especially hampered, and some think that rooting out loyalist elements may be the job of Northern troops and militias. Chavez and Obrador, however, don't have those worries. Infiltration will be the name of the game, and funding nationalists will be the strategy of choice.
