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Why Colombia Will Win Its Contest With Venezuela.(Periscope; Battle Of The Home Fronts)
Byline: Phil Gunson
What a week for Colombian President Alvaro Uribe. After he dispatched troops on a secret raid to attack the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas in Ecuador, the Andean region was plunged into crisis. Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador all protested in outrage as Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez attacked Uribe as an American lackey, expressed solidarity with the rebels and moved troops to the Colombian border. Then sud-denly, the tension vanished. Chavez gave a conciliatory speech, Ecuador was placated and Uribe and Chavez shook hands at a Latin summit, to thunderous applause. The battle, it seemed, had ended in an amicable threeway tie.
But the big winner is Uribe. Even though he received a mild rebuke from the Organization of American States for violating Ecuador's sovereignty, it is Chavez who ends the week looking more isolated, thanks to his support for the FARC, which has resorted to kidnapping and drug trafficking to stay in business.
Uribe is also well positioned to extend his victory over Chavez. Ironically, both came to power in 2006 with more than 60 percent of the vote. Then their paths diverged.
Both countries have seen ...
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