Go to Hugh Hewitt’s blog at Townhall.com to view the video attached to this post:
I disagree with John McCain on several issues, but you can’t ignore what he’s been through in life experiences. These don’t require any spin to be impressive.
I posted yesterday that the situation in South America was getting dangerous.
Now, via Power Line, I see that Mark Falcoff of the American Enterprise Institute sees the same potential.
Of course, with Chavez anything is possible. We are dealing here with a troubled, overgrown adolescent. Nonetheless, it’s worth contemplating the likely outcome. The Venezuelan army is — from a professional point of view — something of a joke. Have you seen any photographs of its general officers? They all need to go to Weigh Watchers. It’s been many years since that armed force had to face a serious enemy, or indeed any enemy except high carbs. In contrast, the Colombian army has been at war for decades with a vicious enemy, often elusive, all the moreso since (as we have recently learned) it has been using Venezuela and apparently Ecuador as safe havens.
And the Democrat-controlled Congress won’t support the one anti-FARC leader down there!
When Colombian military forces killed Reyes - #2 in the FARC - they got three computers. On them was…
Better still, Colombia’s well-trained armed forces seized three of his computers with some surprising contents: A FARC plan to buy 50 kilograms of uranium to expand into international terrorism.
Don’t forget, these were Hugo Chavez’s buddies. Apparently, they were Correa’s - Equador’s president - buddy as well.
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