So Much For Gran Columbia
So it appears that both Ecuador and Venezuela have moved troops to the Columbian frontier. They also both recalled their ambassadors. The government of Columbia finally strikes a major blow against FARC, who have been terrorizing Columbians for the past half century, and this is the congratulations they get from their neighbors. Simon Bolivar would be rolling in his grave. Of course from the Venezuelan side, this is all grand standing since the actions were taken in Ecuadorian lands, however moving 10 battalions to the border. Wow.
I wonder if Chavez sees himself as the true heir to Bolivar so strongly that he would actually invade, trying to reclaim Gran Columbia. Good luck with that my friend. How long have you been sleeping with the devil backing FARC anyway? Sure, they can hold the jungles in the mountains, but those cities are pretty large. And I don’t think that any of the auto-defencia’s would be real interested in watching you roll in to town. Invading Columbia would be like invading Texas. Only the defenders have actually be practicing defending themselves for the past century.
Also, I wonder if Chavez knows that Bolivar traveled with a copy of Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations”? I mean really. Just get rid of that invisible hand, make it visible, and use it for your own political purposes? Oh Bolivar would have loved that.