Can I say I told You so?
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!
