my friend's friend is my enemy

Now Venezuela is threatening to send fighter jets to Iran.

Venezuela's military is considering selling its 21 U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to another country, possibly Iran, in response to a U.S. ban on arms sales to President Hugo Chavez's government, an official said today.

Gen. Alberto Muller, a senior adviser to Chavez, told The Associated Press he had recommended to the defense minister that Venezuela consider selling the jets to another country.

Muller said he thought it was worthwhile to consider "the feasibility of a negotiation with Iran for the sale of those planes."

Dealing weapons to every non-communist regime on the planet is bound to come around and bite you in the ass every decade or so.