Google Map error triggers armed conflict...

[32vfromhell]

http://www.geek.com/articles/news/nicaragua-refuses-to-leave-invaded-costa-rican-territory-after-google-maps-prompted-invasion-20101116/

[Broncojohnny]

Did you read the comments, everything will be fine, the Costa Ricans have no military but they are going to go over and talk them out of it. lol

[32vfromhell]

having no military is going to work out GREAT for costa rica. Squad Cars and bullhorns vs tanks and automatic weapons.

[aggie97]

Ha. Funny! But honestly, who gives a shit about those two shitholes?!

[BP]

Calero Island has been in dispute since the days of Grover Cleveland, everyone but the communist scum in Nicuragua (and their commie friends of course) agree that it's Costa Rican territory.

If Obama had any balls at all the new USS George H.W. Bush would be anchored off the coast and we'd be running joint patrols up and down the San Juan River with the Costa Rican police.

Costa Rica = UN member, Nicuragua = close ally of Venezuela and Russia.

[GhostTX]

Where's that Far Side cartoon about the map artist who smudges...

[YALE]

No military? Sounds like I won't be retiring there after all.

[BP]

No military? Sounds like I won't be retiring there after all.

Many countries have a military smaller than the Dallas police department. Take Belize for example, their "Air Force" consists of 4 aircraft, all of which are prop planes. Their navy has 13 boats and 152 personnel. The army consists of two infantry battalions. Obama's security detail when abroad is larger than the entire military of Belize.

Our military is considerably larger than everyone elses, exluding China. Per capita it even exceeds theirs. Most countries can't afford to maintain an all volunteer force and will only raise an army in times of need. We didn't even really have much of a military prior to WW2, it took years to build enough tanks and aircraft to support that effort.