Chavez a true Bull-ivarian. Go Colombia!

The headlines these days in Bogota are quite interesting. The Colombian government and people are celebrating the death of FARC No. 2 Raul Reyes, while the talking head to the east in Venezuela is massing troops on the border and putting the Air Force on alert. I don’t disagree that Colombia violated Ecuador’s border in going a mile deep in the Ecuadorian territory to whack this guy, but please. After 40+ years of fighting a bloody, cruel war with these hypocrites of the FARC, what would any other country do? Raul Reyes and the delusional FARC secretariat are Colombia’s Bin Laden. How many thousands of innocents have been killed, kidnapped, or displaced in these last 4 decades? How can Ecuador and Venezuela even dare protest such a victory for the Colombian people. And what does Mr. Chavez expect to gain from sticking his fat nose in Colombian business?

Chavez distracts his impoverished, crime ridden nation with crazy ideas that Darth Bush and the Empire are coming down to blow up their Tatooine and take their oil. Most venezuelans know better, but unfortunately the walls are closing in around them and how long will it be before the free press can’t keep them aware of reality. My sympathies go out to the Venezuelan people. You need another ‘revolution’ to get out of the one you never welcomed to begin with. Chavez calls Uribe a criminal for being a strong, moral, and intelligent leader of a proud and deserving people in their fight against true terrorism, but I don’t think the civilized world believes one word from a dictator who’s dismantled a thriving democracy, supports terrorists, creates regional tensions, and makes an ass of himself on the international stage. I think the King of Spain said it best when he said…”Por que no te callas?” (Why don’t you shut-up?).

Ok, so you’ve recalled your ambassador and you’ve got your 10 battalions on the border Mr. Chavez… now what? You constantly accuse the Colombian government of being a puppet regime of the United States. Now you want to find out? You are stupid. Give us a reason. Please.
Mr. Correa, wtf? Who are you? Lose your pal Chavez and your tune will change real quick. Instead of acting like your opinion matters in Colombia’s effective campaign against a genuine threat to the region, why don’t you put your boots on and help your people pump their flooded homes out. You really have much bigger problems than this. If you’re government wasn’t sympathetic to these FARC scum and if you didn’t allow them to use Ecuador as a refuge, you wouldn’t have this problem.

Obviously I have my opinions, whether I’m entitled to them or not. As a gringo living in Bogota, and after having contributed 5+ years of my life fighting the war on drugs, I think I am. And I think I’m right. President Uribe is the man. I’m perhaps ignorant to some of the day to day Colombian politics, but from what I’ve seen since 2002, he’s a leader of men. He’s morally just, firm, compassionate, effective, and unrelenting. When you have a 70% approval rating and your people change their constitution to allow you to seek another term, you’re doing something right. Don’t confuse that with the constitutional hijacking Mr. Chavez attempted along the same lines. Your people said NO!