This morning, as was reported on a number of news networks ,Colombian Special Forces launched a daring raid to rescue three American Hostages and one Ingrid Betancourt, a former Colombian Presidential Candidate. Fortunately, the Colombian Army was completely successful in their operation and all of us who despise terror and terrorists whether they be Palestinian Terrorists or South American Leftists Marxists, congratulate the Colombian Military and the Colombian Government on their mission.
What Colombia did today, obviously took a tremendous amount of courage both politically and militarily. Essentially, the rescue mission which took place deep in the Colombian Jungle had the potential to be a military disaster that could have potentially led to high casualties from the Colombian Army and the deaths of the hostages. Additionally, three of the hostages were American, I cannot think of a better Fourth of July gift to the families of the American Hostages and to The United States of America as a whole, than the freedom of the American Hostages, which was granted via the guts and courage of The Colombian Armed Forces. One can only hope that relations between the US and Colombia will continue to strengthen, especially in the backdrop of extreme leftist governments that control the majority of South America.
With the successful military operation that was authorized by the Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe, this has sketched a new opportunity for The United States to launch a new offensive both covert and openly against regimes in South America that pose a security risk to American Interests, in particular, Hugo Chavez's Venezuela. For quit some time Venezuela and has gone to some length in building a strong relationship with Iranian Premier, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who calls for the destruction of Israel and American on a daily basis. Colombia, can be a counter-weight to further Venezuelan Influence in the region, thus countering a potential Iranian Threat that could surface in the name of Hugo Chavez.
On a further note, Colombia showed the world this morning how you negotiate with terrorists. Simply stating, negotiations should be conducted only to distract the terrorists from an impeding military assault. Contrast the behavior of Colombia this morning to that of Israel. The Israeli Government with its utter failure in the War of Lebanon, it's utter indecisiveness in the face of daily Palestinian rocket barrages, and it's almost unanimous decision to release many hundreds of Palestinian Murders in exchange for two Israeli Soldiers who may not even be alive should look to President Alvaro Uribe and The People of Colombia for guidance. In fact, if the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert was cognizant of Israel's interests, he, along with an Israeli Military Delegation would fly to Colombia immediately and urge to be briefed on the actual decision making process that led President Uribe to make such a tough and respected decision. Effectively, as his been proven the Colombian decision-process model works and Israel's is sadly deficient.
Quit simply, leaders who are capable of making unpopular decisions, yet are able to effectively analyze the outcome of any decision will earn the respect of their electorate and their populations. I certainly hope while I do not reside in Colombia, that The People of Colombia will pay tribute to a leader who was willing to risk everything for his principle of not giving in to terrorist thugs. Conversely, it is my hope that The People of Israel will arise and declare that their government is beyond repair and it's Prime Minister is an ineffective individual who is devoid of any decision-making capability.
Well done President Uribe! May Colombia soon enjoy further stability and security.
G-d Bless
Avi
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