10 Observations of the ongoing crisis between Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador

1. Both Venezuelan and Ecuadorian governments are saying ‘Colombia is in a war posture against neighboring countries’. … Only Venezuela and Ecuador have mobilized troops to the border greatly escalating the crisis. Why Venezuela needs to get involved in this is yet to be explained.

2. Ecuador expelled Colombian diplomats from their country but not the FARC who maintained permanent camps there?

3. President Correa of Ecuador claims the Ecuadorian Army ‘captured’ some 47 FARC camps since he become president… I lived in Ecuador for more than half of Correa’s presidency and I don’t recall hearing of a single captured camp or movement against the FARC. LIE

4. It’s been learned that Chavez recently gave $300 million dollars to the FARC, but he just also recently claimed to be prepared to propose the start of peace talks between the FARC and the Colombian government.

5. Colombia’s been at war with the FARC for 43 years and they’re to be faulted for crossing 1 mile into Ecuador to kill one of the enemy’s most important leaders? Get Real.

6. Chavez recently observed a moment of silence for terrorist leader Raul Reyes.

7. The current regimes in Ecuador and Venezuela have been committing acts of war against Colombia by their material and political support of an undisputed terrorist organization since they both took office.

8. Ecuador claims the attack squashed a deal for securing the release of French-Colombian Ingrid Betancourt, but documents describing the Interior Security Secretary’s conversations with the downed FARC leader, Raul Reyes show that Ecuador only recently became interested in getting involved in hostage negociations.

9. President Uribe has just given Chavez pinpoint locations of FARC camps in Venezuela where FARC leaders are suspected to be, but no actions are being taken.

10. President Correa long ago said the U.S. ‘s counter drug Forward Operating Location would drag Ecuador into Colombia’s war, but the facts are that the FARC have been operating in Ecuador for perhaps two decades and Correa’s government was actually actively trying to build and strengthen ties with the terrorist FARC clandestinely.